Cross-species pathogen spillover across ecosystem boundaries: mechanisms and theory

B Borremans, C Faust, KR Manlove… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Pathogen spillover between different host species is the trigger for many infectious disease
outbreaks and emergence events, and ecosystem boundary areas have been suggested as …

Understanding the cryptic nature of Lassa fever in West Africa

R Gibb, LM Moses, DW Redding… - Pathogens and global …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Lassa fever (LF) is increasingly recognized by global health institutions as an important
rodent-borne disease with severe impacts on some of West Africa's poorest communities …

Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2

IR Fischhoff, AA Castellanos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Back and forth transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …

Emerging diseases, livestock expansion and biodiversity loss are positively related at global scale

S Morand - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases, biodiversity loss and livestock expansion are increasing globally, and
examining patterns that link them is important for both public health and conservation. This …

First report on detection of Hepatozoon ayorgbor in Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and Hepatozoon colubri in Haemaphysalis sulcata and Hyalomma anatolicum: risks of …

H Tila, M Khan, MM Almutairi, A Alouffi… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to detect Hepatozoon spp. in ticks infesting asymptomatic domestic
animals and to provide insight into their potential spillover from wild to domestic animals. In …

Latitudinal gradients of parasite richness: a review and new insights from helminths of cricetid rodents

W Preisser - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of higher species richness at lower
latitudes, has been well documented in multiple groups of free‐living organisms …

Genetic diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Rwanda using microsatellite markers

R Habimana, TO Okeno, K Ngeno, S Mboumba… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Rwanda has about 4.5 million of indigenous chicken (IC) that are very low in productivity. To
initiate any genetic improvement programme, IC needs to be accurately characterized. The …

Plant secondary metabolites as rodent repellents: a systematic review

SC Hansen, C Stolter, C Imholt, J Jacob - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2016 - Springer
The vast number of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) produced by higher plants has
generated many efforts to exploit their potential for pest control. We performed a systematic …

Impact of different anthropogenic environments on ticks and tick-associated pathogens in Alsace, a French region highly endemic for tick-borne diseases

PH Boyer, C Barthel, M Mohseni-Zadeh… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ticks and tick-borne diseases have spread over the last decades. In parallel, the incidence
in humans, accidental hosts for most of these zoonotic diseases, has increased. This …

Changing landscapes of Southeast Asia and rodent‐borne diseases: decreased diversity but increased transmission risks

S Morand, K Blasdell, F Bordes, P Buchy… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The reduction in biodiversity from land use change due to urbanization and agricultural
intensification appears to be linked to major epidemiological changes in many human …