Effects of host diversity on infectious disease

RS Ostfeld, F Keesing - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The dynamics of infectious diseases can be affected by genetic diversity within host
populations, species diversity within host communities, and diversity among communities. In …

Pangloss revisited: a critique of the dilution effect and the biodiversity-buffers-disease paradigm

SE Randolph, ADM Dobson - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
The twin concepts of zooprophylaxis and the dilution effect originated with vector-borne
diseases (malaria), were driven forward by studies on Lyme borreliosis and have now …

Biodiversity decreases disease through predictable changes in host community competence

PTJ Johnson, DL Preston, JT Hoverman, KLD Richgels - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Accelerating rates of species extinctions and disease emergence underscore the
importance of understanding how changes in biodiversity affect disease outcomes,,. Over …

Frontiers in research on biodiversity and disease

PTJ Johnson, RS Ostfeld, F Keesing - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Global losses of biodiversity have galvanised efforts to understand how changes to
communities affect ecological processes, including transmission of infectious pathogens …

A meta‐analysis suggesting that the relationship between biodiversity and risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission is idiosyncratic

DJ Salkeld, KA Padgett, JH Jones - Ecology letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Zoonotic pathogens are significant burdens on global public health. Because they are
transmitted to humans from non‐human animals, the transmission dynamics of zoonoses …

The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector‐borne disease in urban landscapes

SL LaDeau, BF Allan, PT Leisnham… - Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Urban transmission of arthropod‐vectored disease has increased in recent decades.
Understanding and managing transmission potential in urban landscapes requires …

Management of arthropod vector data–Social and ecological dynamics facing the One Health perspective

G Benelli, MF Duggan - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are spread by direct and/or indirect contacts between a
pathogen or parasite and their hosts. Arthropod vectors have evolved as excellent …

Risk factors associated with sustained circulation of six zoonotic arboviruses: a systematic review for selection of surveillance sites in non-endemic areas

HJ Esser, R Mögling, NB Cleton, H Van Der Jeugd… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Arboviruses represent a significant burden to public health and local economies due to their
ability to cause unpredictable and widespread epidemics. To maximize early detection of …

Introduction, spread, and establishment of West Nile virus in the Americas

LD Kramer, AT Ciota… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) to North America in 1999 and its
subsequent rapid spread across the Americas demonstrated the potential impact of arboviral …

Human–mosquito contact: a missing link in our understanding of mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics

P Thongsripong, JM Hyman, DD Kapan… - Annals of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …