Childhood pneumonia: a neglected, climate-sensitive disease?

Paynter, Stuart; Ware, Robert S.; Weinstein, Philip; Williams, Gail M.; Sly, Peter D.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)62141-1

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“…Respiratory diseases—including those with infectious causes (e.g., pneumonia, viruses) and other aetiologies such as asthma—have been linked with climate variability and change [47,48]. It is relevant to note that Kiribati has very high rates of smoking and overcrowding, which are additional risk factors for transmission of respiratory infections, but are also obvious areas for action in the adaptation context.…”

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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Kiribati

McIver

Woodward

Davies

et al. 2014

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Kiribati—a low-lying, resource-poor Pacific atoll nation—is one of the most vulnerable countries in the World to the impacts of climate change, including the likely detrimental effects on human health. We describe the preparation of a climate change and health adaptation plan for Kiribati carried out by the World Health Organization and the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services, including an assessment of risks to health, sources of vulnerability and suggestions for highest priority adaptation responses. This paper identifies advantages and disadvantages in the process that was followed, lays out a future direction of climate change and health adaptation work in Kiribati, and proposes lessons that may be applicable to other small, developing island nations as they prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change on health.

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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Kiribati

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Woodward

Davies

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“…Many nutritional, socioeconomic and environmental factors are involved in the occurrence of pneumonia [2-4]. As climate change proceeds, the possible impact of climate factors on pneumonia transmission has attracted increasing research attention [4,5].…”

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Temperature variability and childhood pneumonia: an ecological study

Tong

2014

Environ Health

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BackgroundFew data on the relationship between temperature variability and childhood pneumonia are available. This study attempted to fill this knowledge gap.MethodsA quasi-Poisson generalized linear regression model combined with a distributed lag non-linear model was used to quantify the impacts of diurnal temperature range (DTR) and temperature change between two neighbouring days (TCN) on emergency department visits (EDVs) for childhood pneumonia in Brisbane, from 2001 to 2010, after controlling for possible confounders.ResultsAn adverse impact of TCN on EDVs for childhood pneumonia was observed, and the magnitude of this impact increased from the first five years (2001–2005) to the second five years (2006–2010). Children aged 5–14 years, female children and Indigenous children were particularly vulnerable to TCN impact. However, there was no significant association between DTR and EDVs for childhood pneumonia.ConclusionsAs climate change progresses, the days with unstable weather pattern are likely to increase. Parents and caregivers of children should be aware of the high risk of pneumonia posed by big TCN and take precautionary measures to protect children, especially those with a history of respiratory diseases, from climate impacts.

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“…Identifying the underlying causes of seasonal variations in pneumonia is important both for developing interventions as well as predicting the timing and burden of disease 5 .…”

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Sunshine, rainfall, humidity and child pneumonia in the tropics: time-series analyses

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3 SummaryFew studies have formally examined the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of child pneumonia in the tropics, despite the fact that most child pneumonia deaths occur here. We examined the association between four meteorological exposures (rainy days, sunshine, relative humidity and temperature) and the incidence of clinical pneumonia in young children in the Philippines using three time series methods: correlation of seasonal patterns, distributed lag regression, and case-crossover. Lack of sunshine was most strongly associated with pneumonia in both lagged regression (RR for a 1 hour increase in sunshine per day was 0.67 (95%CI 0.51 to 0.87)) and case-crossover analysis (OR for a 1 hour increase in mean daily sunshine 8 to 14 days earlier was 0.95 (95%CI 0.91 to 1.00)). This association is well known in temperate settings but has not been noted previously in the tropics. Further research to assess causality is needed.4

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Childhood pneumonia: a neglected, climate-sensitive disease?

Cited by 59 publications

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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Kiribati

Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Kiribati

Temperature variability and childhood pneumonia: an ecological study

Sunshine, rainfall, humidity and child pneumonia in the tropics: time-series analyses

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