Linking Wetland Ecosystem Services to Vector-borne Disease: Dengue Fever in the San Juan Bay Estuary, Puerto Rico

Crespo, Rebeca de Jesús; Lázaro, Pablo Méndez; Yee, Susan H.

doi:10.1007/s13157-017-0990-5

Cited by 17 publications

(19 citation statements)

References 49 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Our results are consistent with previous laboratory studies that have found that larval nutrition, adult nutrition, and body size can affect the ability of mosquitoes to acquire dengue or Ross River virus (Nasci and Mitchell 1994;Alto et al 2008b), and with modeling studies indicating that environmental variability in nitrogen may influence dengue cases (De Jesus Crespo et al 2018). Our study, however, is one of the first field studies to identify a pathway by which environmental variability in potential nutrient inputs into container habitats can affect nutrient content in mosquito larvae and adults, leading to variable viral acquisition in adult mosquitoes.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Social and infrastructural factors can also buffer or enhance the susceptibility of people to health outcomes (Myers et al 2013;Oosterbroek et al 2016). Age, housing density, and access to air-conditioning are all factors that can influence transmission of dengue virus to humans (Méndez-Lázaro et al 2014;Barrera et al 2011;De Jesus Crespo et al 2018). Even less is known about the complex suite of ecological and social factors influencing Zika transmission (Thomas et al 2017).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The ability of ecosystems to regulate water quality and flood events has been linked to decreases in a number of health outcomes, including infectious and parasitic diseases, mental disorders, and respiratory illnesses (Hinga and Batchelor 2005;Ivers and Ryan 2006;Oosterbroek et al 2016;De Jesus Crespo and Fulford 2017). In coastal communities, greenspaces such as wetlands may play a role in mitigating mosquito-borne illnesses by moderating flooding events or regulating water quality (Carver et al 2015;De Jesus Crespo et al 2018). With growing concerns about the health risks of aerial spraying for mosquitoes, alternative management strategies that leverage these natural ecosystem services may provide more sustainable approaches to managing mosquito vectors.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Linking Water Quality to Aedes aegypti and Zika in Flood-Prone Neighborhoods

Yee

Crespo

et al. 2019

EcoHealth

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The ability of ecosystems to regulate water quality and flood events has been linked to health outcomes, including mosquito-borne illnesses. In the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed of Puerto Rico, habitat alterations and land-use development have disrupted watershed hydrology, exacerbating wastewater discharges and subjecting some neighborhoods to frequent flooding events. In 2016, the mosquito-borne illness Zika became a new cause for concern. We hypothesized that nutrient-enriched flood water could provide pulses of supplemental nutrients to local mosquito populations. We conducted a field study in six neighborhoods adjacent to the estuary to assess whether environmental variability of nutrient inputs could be linked to breeding habitat containers, Aedes aegypti larvae and adults, and the acquisition of Zika virus by adult mosquitoes. The most frequently flooded neighborhood had consistently higher levels of nitrogen in estuary water, leaf detritus, containers, and adult mosquitoes compared to other neighborhoods. Adult body nitrogen was significantly related to both nitrogen content of containers and leaf detritus from the local trapping area. Disseminated Zika concentration in adult Ae. aegypti tended to decrease as body carbon and nitrogen increased. Our study provides preliminary evidence that environmental variability in nutrient inputs can influence viral acquisition by mosquito vectors. This suggests that management actions to reduce flooding and improve water quality should go hand-in-hand with more traditional vector control methods, such as aerial spraying, to help control spread of vector-borne diseases.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Linking Water Quality to Aedes aegypti and Zika in Flood-Prone Neighborhoods

Yee

Crespo

et al. 2019

EcoHealth

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As a specific example, ongoing studies in the San Juan Bay Estuary, Puerto Rico are evaluating the role of wetlands on Dengue fever by means of ecosystem services (e.g., biological control, clean water, and heat hazard mitigation) [95] (Figure 7). Ecosystem goods and services associated with heat hazard mitigation may help reduce mosquito biting, oviposition rate, and viral load.…”

Section: Examples Of Linking Ecosystem Services To Well-being and Pubmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hypothesized conceptual model of wetlands and Dengue fever occurrence through wetland ecosystem services (adapted from[95]). …”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Ecosystem Services in Community Well-Being

Summers¹,

Smith²,

Fulford³

et al. 2018

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Natural ecosystems provide services to humans that make life possible. Life, as well as the economy, is dependent upon these ecosystem goods and services (EGS). These services also contribute to a "good" or "quality life" by influencing the well-being of individuals and communities. Understanding the relationships among EGS that contribute to and shape well-being is an important task for researchers, decision makers and policy makers. In the past, these relationships were almost completely dependent upon income and consumption of goods. Today, the relationships are based on a more holistic perception including environmental and social attributes. The importance of ecosystem services to community well-being and their interactions are described through examples of communities' perceptions of the importance of various attributes of well-being and the role of ecosystem services in defining public health.

show abstract

Conservation of Wetlands and Other Coastal Ecosystems: a Commentary on their Value to Protect Biodiversity, Reduce Disaster Impacts, and Promote Human Health and Well-Being

Sutton‐Grier

Sandifer

2018

Wetlands

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Linking Wetland Ecosystem Services to Vector-borne Disease: Dengue Fever in the San Juan Bay Estuary, Puerto Rico

Cited by 17 publications

References 49 publications

Linking Water Quality to Aedes aegypti and Zika in Flood-Prone Neighborhoods

Linking Water Quality to Aedes aegypti and Zika in Flood-Prone Neighborhoods

The Role of Ecosystem Services in Community Well-Being

Conservation of Wetlands and Other Coastal Ecosystems: a Commentary on their Value to Protect Biodiversity, Reduce Disaster Impacts, and Promote Human Health and Well-Being

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About