Does the impact of biodiversity differ between emerging and endemic pathogens? The need to separate the concepts of hazard and risk
PR Hosseini, JN Mills… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biodiversity is of critical value to human societies, but recent evidence that biodiversity may
mitigate infectious-disease risk has sparked controversy among researchers. The majority of …
mitigate infectious-disease risk has sparked controversy among researchers. The majority of …
Ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases in French Guiana: Transdisciplinarity does matter to tackle new emerging …
Abstract French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
Forests and emerging infectious diseases: unleashing the beast within
Deforestation and associated changing landscapes are major components of environmental
changes, with important implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity …
changes, with important implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity …
Biodiversity and vector‐borne diseases: Host dilution and vector amplification occur simultaneously for Amazonian leishmaniases
A Kocher, J Cornuault, JC Gantier, S Manzi… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in biodiversity may impact infectious disease transmission through
multiple mechanisms. We explored the impact of biodiversity changes on the transmission of …
multiple mechanisms. We explored the impact of biodiversity changes on the transmission of …
Ecological and evolutionary perspectives advance understanding of mycobacterial diseases
Predicting the outbreak of infectious diseases and designing appropriate preventive health
actions require interdisciplinary research into the processes that drive exposure to and …
actions require interdisciplinary research into the processes that drive exposure to and …
Global and local environmental changes as drivers of Buruli ulcer emergence: Environmental changes and infectious disease
M Combe, CJ Velvin, A Morris… - Emerging microbes & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Many emerging infectious diseases are caused by generalist pathogens that infect and
transmit via multiple host species with multiple dissemination routes, thus confounding the …
transmit via multiple host species with multiple dissemination routes, thus confounding the …
The Risk of Virus Emergence in South America: A Subtle Balance Between Increasingly Favorable Conditions and a Protective Environment
South American ecosystems host astonishing biodiversity, with potentially great richness in
viruses. However, these ecosystems have not yet been the source of any widespread …
viruses. However, these ecosystems have not yet been the source of any widespread …
Checkerboard metacommunity structure: an incoherent concept
SJ Presley, JHF Mello, MR Willig - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
Checkerboards have emerged as a metaphor to (1) describe mutually exclusive patterns of
co-occurrence for ecologically similar species that are geographically interspersed (ie …
co-occurrence for ecologically similar species that are geographically interspersed (ie …
Understanding the transmission of bacterial agents of sapronotic diseases using an ecosystem-based approach: A first spatially realistic metacommunity model
A Sylla, C Chevillon, R Djidjiou-Demasse… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses are important components of soil and aquatic
communities, where they can benefit from decaying and living organic matter, and may …
communities, where they can benefit from decaying and living organic matter, and may …
Biodiversity and human health: On the necessity of combining ecology and public health
This chapter provides an overview of the biodiversity–health relationships that are either
ignored, misunderstood, or misguided by modern infectious disease medicine and biology. It …
ignored, misunderstood, or misguided by modern infectious disease medicine and biology. It …