ArticleEnvironmental research letters : ERL [Web site]2013
Identifying the Achilles' heel of multi-host pathogens: The concept of keystone "host" species illustrated by
Article in Environmental research letters : ERL [Web site], 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Ecology and Feeding Habits Drive Infection of Water Bugs with Mycobacterium ulcerans.EcoHealth · 2017Article
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- Mycobacterium ulcerans low infectious dose and mechanical transmission support insect bites and puncturing injuries in the spread of Buruli ulcer.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
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- Environmental transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans drives dynamics of Buruli ulcer in endemic regions of Cameroon.Scientific reports · 2015Article
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- Ecological niche modelling of Hemipteran insects in Cameroon; the paradox of a vector-borne transmission for Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer.International journal of health geographics · 2014Article
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Abstract
Pathogens that use multiple host species are an increasing public health issue due to their complex transmission, which makes them difficult to mitigate. Here, we explore the possibility of using networks of ecological interactions among potential host species to identify the particular disease-source species to target to break down transmission of such pathogens. We fit a mathematical model on prevalence data of
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