Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface

Urbanization is characterized by rapid intensification of agriculture, socioeconomic change, and ecological fragmentation, which can have profound impacts on the epidemiology of infectious disease. Here, we review current scientific evidence for the drivers and epidemiology of emerging wildlife-born...

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Main Authors: Hassell, James M., Begon, M., Ward, M.J., Fèvre, Eric M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77490
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author Hassell, James M.
Begon, M.
Ward, M.J.
Fèvre, Eric M.
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Ward, M.J.
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description Urbanization is characterized by rapid intensification of agriculture, socioeconomic change, and ecological fragmentation, which can have profound impacts on the epidemiology of infectious disease. Here, we review current scientific evidence for the drivers and epidemiology of emerging wildlife-borne zoonoses in urban landscapes, where anthropogenic pressures can create diverse wildlife–livestock–human interfaces. We argue that these interfaces represent a critical point for cross-species transmission and emergence of pathogens into new host populations, and thus understanding their form and function is necessary to identify suitable interventions to mitigate the risk of disease emergence. To achieve this, interfaces must be studied as complex, multihost communities whose structure and form are dictated by both ecological and anthropological factors.
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spelling CGSpace774902024-01-21T13:56:11Z Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface Hassell, James M. Begon, M. Ward, M.J. Fèvre, Eric M. animal diseases livestock zoonoses Urbanization is characterized by rapid intensification of agriculture, socioeconomic change, and ecological fragmentation, which can have profound impacts on the epidemiology of infectious disease. Here, we review current scientific evidence for the drivers and epidemiology of emerging wildlife-borne zoonoses in urban landscapes, where anthropogenic pressures can create diverse wildlife–livestock–human interfaces. We argue that these interfaces represent a critical point for cross-species transmission and emergence of pathogens into new host populations, and thus understanding their form and function is necessary to identify suitable interventions to mitigate the risk of disease emergence. To achieve this, interfaces must be studied as complex, multihost communities whose structure and form are dictated by both ecological and anthropological factors. 2017-01 2016-11-01T07:03:14Z 2016-11-01T07:03:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77490 en Open Access Elsevier Hassell, J.M., Begon, M., Ward, M.J. and Fèvre, E.M. 2017. Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 32(1):55–67.
spellingShingle animal diseases
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Hassell, James M.
Begon, M.
Ward, M.J.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title_full Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title_fullStr Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title_full_unstemmed Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title_short Urbanization and disease emergence: Dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface
title_sort urbanization and disease emergence dynamics at the wildlife livestock human interface
topic animal diseases
livestock
zoonoses
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77490
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