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Delays in reducing waterborne and water-related infectious diseases in China under climate change

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  • Maggie Hodges

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Emory University School of Medicine, 1648 Pierce Dr NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

  • Jessica H. Belle

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

  • Elizabeth J. Carlton

    (Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, 13001 E. 17th Place Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA)

  • Song Liang

    (College of Public Health and Health Professions, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, 2055 Mowry Road Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA)

  • Huazhong Li

    (Office of Disease Control and Emergency Response, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Changping District Beijing 102206, China)

  • Wei Luo

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District Beijing 100085, China)

  • Matthew C. Freeman

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

  • Yang Liu

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

  • Yang Gao

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, Washington 99352, USA)

  • Jeremy J. Hess

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Emory University School of Medicine, 1648 Pierce Dr NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

  • Justin V. Remais

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA)

Abstract

Despite China’s rapid progress in improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH) access, in 2011, 471 million people lacked access to improved sanitation and 401 million to household piped water. As certain infectious diseases are sensitive to changes in both climate and WSH conditions, we projected impacts of climate change on WSH-attributable diseases in China in 2020 and 2030 by coupling estimates of the temperature sensitivity of diarrhoeal diseases and three vector-borne diseases, temperature projections from global climate models, WSH-infrastructure development scenarios, and projected demographic changes. By 2030, climate change is projected to delay China’s rapid progress towards reducing WSH-attributable infectious disease burden by 8–85 months. This development delay summarizes the adverse impact of climate change on WSH-attributable infectious diseases in China, and can be used in other settings where a significant health burden may accompany future changes in climate even as the total burden of disease falls owing to non-climate reasons.

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  • Maggie Hodges & Jessica H. Belle & Elizabeth J. Carlton & Song Liang & Huazhong Li & Wei Luo & Matthew C. Freeman & Yang Liu & Yang Gao & Jeremy J. Hess & Justin V. Remais, 2014. "Delays in reducing waterborne and water-related infectious diseases in China under climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(12), pages 1109-1115, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate2428
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2428
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    1. Xing-Yun Zou & Xin-Yu Peng & Xin-Xin Zhao & Chun-Ping Chang, 2023. "The impact of extreme weather events on water quality: international evidence," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 115(1), pages 1-21, January.
    2. Qing Luo & Mengjie Zhang & Wei Yao & Yanfen Fu & Haichun Wei & Yong Tao & Jianjun Liu & Hongyan Yao, 2018. "A Spatio-Temporal Pattern and Socio-Economic Factors Analysis of Improved Sanitation in China, 2006–2015," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-13, November.

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