Emerging and Re‐emerging Zoonoses in South Asia

Association of climate change and vector borne diseases in South Asia: a systematic review protocol

“…After the full-text articles are obtained, data will be extracted using the modi ed JBI data extraction form for association (etiology) reviews (See Appendix II). 25 The data extracted will include the year of publication, study setting, study location, study duration, and case count, risk factors, age distribution of cases and gender, prevalence/incidence rates. Which climate variables were measured, and how they were measured, the levels of those variables and the impact on the incidence of VBDs, the nature and results of any modeling used to identify indicator thresholds and any gaps described in the available data on this topic.…”

“…These factors, combined with overcrowding and inadequate housing, create slums and shanty communities, posing health risks and forming clusters that rapidly spread infectious disease. 25 Due to the projected impact of climate change in South Asia and the burden of VBDs that it faces, there is a need to eliminate these diseases as well as understand their changing scenarios resulting from climate change. It is also important to understand current adaptation mechanisms, improve the surveillance and forecasting techniques and expand the coping capacity of the vulnerable population.…”

“…26 A search in PROSPERO revealed two ongoing reviews, focused on dengue at global level and South America. 24,25 Additional search on Cochrane and JBI databases did not provide any registered protocols. The proposed systematic review attempts to measure the epidemiological burden of VBDs and their association with climatic variables in South Asian region.…”