Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2023 May;34(5):e13961. doi: 10.1111/pai.13961.
Climate change is a key environmental factor for allergic respiratory diseases, especially in childhood. This review describes the influences of climate change on childhood asthma considering the factors acting directly, indirectly and with their amplifying interactions. Recent findings on the direct effects of temperature and weather changes, as well as the influences of climate change on air pollution, allergens, biocontaminants and their interplays, are discussed herein. The review also focusses on the impact of climate change on biodiversity loss and on migration status as a model to study environmental effects on childhood asthma onset and progression. Adaptation and mitigation strategies are urgently needed to prevent further respiratory diseases and human health damage in general, especially in younger and future generations.
气候变化是过敏性呼吸道疾病的一个关键环境因素，特别是在儿童中。本综述描述了气候变化对儿童哮喘的影响，考虑了直接、间接作用以及它们的放大相互作用的因素。本文讨论了温度和天气变化的直接影响以及气候变化对空气污染、过敏原、生物污染物及其相互作用的影响的最新发现。该综述还重点关注了生物多样性丧失和迁移状况对气候变化的影响，将其作为研究环境对儿童哮喘发病和进展影响的模型。迫切需要采取适应和缓解策略，以防止进一步的呼吸道疾病和人类健康损害，特别是在年轻一代和未来几代人中。
