In this era of unprecedented biodiversity loss and increased zoonotic disease emergence, it
is imperative to understand the effects of biodiversity on zoonotic pathogen dynamics in …

Due to their large geographic distribution and potential high mortality rates in human
infections, hantaviruses constitute a worldwide threat to public health. As such, they have …

Through the human eye, urbanization has been perceived as a proxy of progress and
prosperity. Yet, such perception could be misleading when urbanization processes are …

Species diversity has been proposed to decrease prevalence of disease in a wide variety of
host–pathogen systems, in a phenomenon labeled the dilution effect. This phenomenon was …

Grassland habitats currently face severe anthropogenic exploitation, thereby affecting the
survival of grassland-dependent biodiversity globally. The biodiversity-rich grasslands of …

Billions of genomic sequences and records of species occurrence are available in public
repositories (eg National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI and the Global …

Background The degree of temporal overlap between sympatric wild hosts species and their
behavioral interactions can be highly relevant to the transmission of pathogens. However …

Volcanic cones, as essential components of the terrestrial ecosystem, provide an excellent
model for studying the soil formation process, fertility and structure. However, there have not …

Understanding the ecology of rodent-borne hantaviruses is critical to assessing the risk of
spillover to humans. Longitudinal surveys have suggested that hantaviral prevalence in a …

Simple Summary Growing human populations are challenging scientists to find effective
ways to control and mitigate human–wildlife conflict while preserving biodiversity. It has …