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Description

The Vibrio suitability tool (Vibrio map viewer) shows the environmental suitability for Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea.

It is a near real-time model that uses daily updated remote sensing data to examine worldwide environmental conditions, such as sea surface temperature and salinity for Vibrio spp.. The model used for the Vibrio viewer has been calibrated to the Baltic Region in Northern Europe and might not apply to other worldwide settings prior to validation.

Infections caused by Vibrio species other than V. cholerae can be serious, particularly for immunocompromised persons. However, the overall occurrence is low despite an increase having recently been observed in northern Europe.

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/vibrio-suitability-tool
Source:
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Contributor:
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 7, 2016   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Apr 4, 2024

Date of creation:

2018

Health impact:

Climate-sensitive diseases

Keywords:
disease determinants, emerging infectious disease, exposure assessment, infectious disease epidemiology, infectious disease modelling, potential human exposure, spatial data
Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Macro-Transnational region:

Baltic Sea

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