Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Department of Natural Sciences, Murmansk Arctic State University, 183038 Murmansk, Russia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 15;17(22):8453. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228453.
Throughout history, humans have experienced epidemics. The balance of living in nature encircled by microorganisms is delicate. More than 70% of today's emerging infections are zoonotic, i.e., those in which microorganisms transmitted from animals infect humans. Species are on the move at speeds never previously recorded, among ongoing climate change which is especially rapid at high latitudes. This calls for intensified international surveillance of Northern infectious diseases. Russia holds the largest area of thawing permafrost among Northern nations, a process which threatens to rapidly disrupt the balance of nature. In this paper, we provide details regarding Russian health infrastructure in order to take the first steps toward a collaborative international survey of Northern infections and international harmonization of the procured data.
纵观历史，人类曾经历过多次传染病大流行。人类与微生物共同生活的自然环境的平衡是非常脆弱的。目前，超过 70%的新发传染病是人畜共患病，即微生物从动物传播给人类而引发的疾病。在快速变化的气候条件下，物种的迁移速度比以往任何时候都要快，特别是在高纬度地区。这就要求加强对北方传染病的国际监测。俄罗斯是北方国家中拥有最大面积永久冻土融化区的国家，这一过程可能会迅速打破自然平衡。本文详细介绍了俄罗斯的卫生基础设施情况，以期为北方感染的国际联合调查和国际数据采集的协调迈出第一步。
