Challenges for the effectiveness of infectious disease interventions during global change

Global change, including climate change, land-use change, and increased human mobility, is expected to have complex effects on the transmission, evolution, and emergence of infectious diseases 1 , 2 . Current research agendas aim to understand how these environmental and anthropogenic changes will affect pathogen transmission to anticipate effects on infection burden 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 . However, the impacts of global change on interventions for disease control is a key dimension that has been studied in comparatively less detail 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 . Many pathogens are kept under control by the continuous efforts of public health interventions in both human and animal populations; understanding how the effectiveness of these interventions may change in the future is essential for continued mitigation of transmission.

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Communications Health
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2026-10-07
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44528-026-00044-z
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Zoonotic diseases and public health
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Challenges for the effectiveness of infectious disease interventions during global change

Benjamin L. Rice, Emily Howerton, Chadi M. Saad-Roy, Holly A. Burrows et al.
Communications Health
Zoonotic diseases and public health
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Challenges for the effectiveness of infectious disease interventions during global change

Benjamin L. Rice, Emily Howerton, Chadi M. Saad-Roy, Holly A. Burrows, Justin Sheen
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Abstract

Global change, including climate change, land-use change, and increased human mobility, is expected to have complex effects on the transmission, evolution, and emergence of infectious diseases 1 , 2 . Current research agendas aim to understand how these environmental and anthropogenic changes will affect pathogen transmission to anticipate effects on infection burden 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 . However, the impacts of global change on interventions for disease control is a key dimension that has been studied in comparatively less detail 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 . Many pathogens are kept under control by the continuous efforts of public health interventions in both human and animal populations; understanding how the effectiveness of these interventions may change in the future is essential for continued mitigation of transmission.

Communications HealthVol. 1(1)
Harvard University (US), University of British Columbia (CA), Princeton University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Zoonotic diseases and public health
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