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Managing host-parasite interactions in humans and wildlife in times of global change
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Robin Flynn
Parasitology Research, Volume: 121, Pages: 3063 - 3071
Swansea University Author:
Konstans Wells
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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s00436-022-07649-7
Abstract
Global change in the Anthropocene has modified the environment of almost any species on earth, be it through climate change, habitat modifications, pollution, human intervention in the form of mass drug administration (MDA), or vaccination. This can have far-reaching consequences on all organisation...
| Published in: | Parasitology Research |
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| ISSN: | 0932-0113 1432-1955 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61015 |
| Abstract: |
Global change in the Anthropocene has modified the environment of almost any species on earth, be it through climate change, habitat modifications, pollution, human intervention in the form of mass drug administration (MDA), or vaccination. This can have far-reaching consequences on all organisational levels of life, including eco-physiological stress at the cell and organism level, individual fitness and behaviour, population viability, species interactions and biodiversity. Host-parasite interactions often require highly adapted strategies by the parasite to survive and reproduce within the host environment and ensure efficient transmission among hosts. Yet, our understanding of the system-level outcomes of the intricate interplay of within host survival and among host parasite spread is in its infancy. We shed light on how global change affects host-parasite interactions at different organisational levels and address challenges and opportunities to work towards better-informed management of parasite control. We argue that global change affects host-parasite interactions in wildlife inhabiting natural environments rather differently than in humans and invasive species that benefit from anthropogenic environments as habitat and more deliberate rather than erratic exposure to therapeutic drugs and other control efforts. |
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| Keywords: |
Parasite control; Parasitic networks; Eco-epidemiological dynamics; Paradox of increased global health;Outbreak control; Host-parasite system dynamics |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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This study benefitted from discussions with Dr Nicholas Clark at the University of Queensland and support from an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE210101439). |
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