| Title |
The Effects of Climate Change and Globalization on Mosquito Vectors: Evidence from Jeju Island, South Korea on the Potential for Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) Influxes and Survival from Vietnam Rather Than Japan
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068512 |
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| Authors |
Su Hyun Lee, Kwang Woo Nam, Ji Yeon Jeong, Seung Jin Yoo, Young-Sang Koh, Seogjae Lee, Sang Taek Heo, Seung-Yong Seong, Keun Hwa Lee |
| Abstract |
Climate change affects the survival and transmission of arthropod vectors as well as the development rates of vector-borne pathogens. Increased international travel is also an important factor in the spread of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, chikungunya, and malaria. Dengue is the most important vector-borne viral disease. An estimated 2.5 billion people are at risk of infection in the world and there are approximately 50 million dengue infections and an estimated 500,000 individuals are hospitalized with dengue haemorrhagic fever annually. The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is one of the vectors of dengue virus, and populations already exist on Jeju Island, South Korea. Currently, colder winter temperatures kill off Asian tiger mosquito populations and there is no evidence of the mosquitos being vectors for the dengue virus in this location. However, dengue virus-bearing mosquito vectors can inflow to Jeju Island from endemic area such as Vietnam by increased international travel, and this mosquito vector's survival during colder winter months will likely occur due to the effects of climate change. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Panama | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 203 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 15% |
| Researcher | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 37 | 18% |
| Unknown | 45 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 52 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 15 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 32 | 15% |
| Unknown | 50 | 24% |