Emerging Vibrio risk at high latitudes in response to ocean warming

Baker-Austin, Craig, Trinanes, Joaquin A., Taylor, Nick G.H., Hartnell, Rachel, Siitonen, Anja and Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime (2012) Emerging Vibrio risk at high latitudes in response to ocean warming. Nature Climate Change, 3 (1). pp. 73-77. ISSN 1758-678X

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Abstract

There is increasing concern regarding the role of climate change in driving bacterial waterborne infectious diseases. Here we illustrate associations between environmental changes observed in the Baltic area and the recent emergence of Vibrio infections and also forecast future scenarios of the risk of infections in correspondence with predicted warming trends. Using multidecadal long-term sea surface temperature data sets we found that the Baltic Sea is warming at an unprecedented rate. Sea surface temperature trends (1982-2010) indicate a warming pattern of 0.063-0.078C yr -1 (6.3-7.8C per century; refs,), with recent peak temperatures unequalled in the history of instrumented measurements for this region. These warming patterns have coincided with the unexpected emergence of Vibrio infections in northern Europe, many clustered around the Baltic Sea area. The number and distribution of cases correspond closely with the temporal and spatial peaks in sea surface temperatures. This is among the first empirical evidence that anthropogenic climate change is driving the emergence of Vibrio disease in temperate regions through its impact on resident bacterial communities, implying that this process is reshaping the distribution of infectious diseases across global scales.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	environmental science (miscellaneous),social sciences (miscellaneous),sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2301
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2019 13:30
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 21:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70086
DOI:	10.1038/nclimate1628

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