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Epidemiologic Impacts in Acute Infectious Disease Associated with Catastrophic Climate Events Related to Global Warming in the Northeast of Mexico

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  • Jesus Santos-Guzman

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, Ave. Morones Prieto #3000, Col. Los Doctores, Monterrey 64710, NL, Mexico)

  • Francisco Gonzalez-Salazar

    (Centro de Investigaciones Biomédica del Noreste, IMSS, Monterrey 64720, NL, Mexico
    Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Monterrey 66238, NL, Mexico)

  • Gregorio Martínez-Ozuna

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, Ave. Morones Prieto #3000, Col. Los Doctores, Monterrey 64710, NL, Mexico)

  • Victor Jimenez

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, Ave. Morones Prieto #3000, Col. Los Doctores, Monterrey 64710, NL, Mexico)

  • Andrea Luviano

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, Ave. Morones Prieto #3000, Col. Los Doctores, Monterrey 64710, NL, Mexico
    Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Aguascalientes 20313, AG, Mexico)

  • Daniel Palazuelos

    (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Rubinia Iveth Fernandez-Flores

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico)

  • Mario Manzano-Camarillo

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico)

  • Esteban Picazzo-Palencia

    (Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, UANL, Monterrey 64930, NL, Mexico)

  • Francisco Gasca-Sanchez

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, Ave. Morones Prieto #3000, Col. Los Doctores, Monterrey 64710, NL, Mexico
    Departamento de Economia, Escuela de Negocios, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), San Pedro 66238, NL, Mexico)

  • Gerardo Manuel Mejia-Velazquez

    (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico)

Abstract

Rising global temperatures and seawater temperatures have led to an increase in extreme weather patterns leading to droughts and floods. These natural phenomena, in turn, affect the supply of drinking water in some communities, which causes an increase in the prevalence of diseases related to the supply of drinking water. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the effects of global warming on human health in the population of Monterrey, Mexico after Hurricane Alex. We interpolated data using statistical downscaling of climate projection data for 2050 and 2080 and correlated it with disease occurrence. We found a remarkable rise in the incidence of transmissible infectious disease symptoms. Gastrointestinal symptoms predominated and were associated with drinking of contaminated water like tap water or water from communal mobile water tanks, probably because of the contamination of clean water, the disruption of water sanitation, and the inability to maintain home hygiene practices.

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  • Jesus Santos-Guzman & Francisco Gonzalez-Salazar & Gregorio Martínez-Ozuna & Victor Jimenez & Andrea Luviano & Daniel Palazuelos & Rubinia Iveth Fernandez-Flores & Mario Manzano-Camarillo & Esteban Pi, 2021. "Epidemiologic Impacts in Acute Infectious Disease Associated with Catastrophic Climate Events Related to Global Warming in the Northeast of Mexico," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4433-:d:540955
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