ReviewEcoHealth2017
Environmental Factors and Zoonotic Pathogen Ecology in Urban Exploiter Species.
Review in EcoHealth, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impacts of Metals on Infectious Diseases in Wildlife and Zoonotic Spillover.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in opportunistically sourced urban brown rats (Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024Article
- WILDbase: towards a common database to improve wildlife disease surveillance in Europe.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024Article
- Urban Magpies Frequently Feed on Coyote Scats and May Spread an Emerging Zoonotic Tapeworm.EcoHealth · 2023Article
- Sharing space between native and invasive small mammals: Study of commensal communities in Senegal.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Leptospirosis in rats and livestock in Bantul and Gunungkidul district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Veterinary world · 2022Article
- Examining the paradox of urban disease ecology by linking the perspectives of Urban One Health and Ecology with Cities.Urban ecosystems · 2022Article
- Reservoir hosts experiencing food stress alter transmission dynamics for a zoonotic pathogen.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Geospatial Modelling and Univariate Analysis of Commensal Rodent-Borne Cestodoses: The Case of Invasive spp. ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Haemoprotozoan surveillance in peri-urban native and introduced wildlife from Australia.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2021Article
- Carriage and Subtypes of Foodborne Pathogens Identified in Wild Birds Residing near Agricultural Lands in California: a Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2020Article
- Recent Updates on Outbreaks of Shiga Toxin-ProducingFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Review
- Association of rodent-borne Leptospira spp. with urban environments in Malaysian Borneo.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- De-urbanization and Zoonotic Disease Risk.EcoHealth · 2018Article
- Environmental drivers of parasite load and species richness in introduced parakeets in an urban landscape.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Patterns of Bird-Bacteria Associations.EcoHealth · 2018Review
- Environmental Factors Associated with the Carriage of Bacterial Pathogens in Norway Rats.EcoHealth · 2018Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Knowledge of pathogen ecology, including the impacts of environmental factors on pathogen and host dynamics, is essential for determining the risk that zoonotic pathogens pose to people. This review synthesizes the scientific literature on environmental factors that influence the ecology and epidemiology of zoonotic microparasites (bacteria, viruses and protozoa) in globally invasive urban exploiter wildlife species (i.e., rock doves [Columba livia domestica], European starlings [Sturnus vulgaris], house sparrows [Passer domesticus], Norway rats [Rattus norvegicus], black rats [R. rattus] and house mice [Mus musculus]). Pathogen ecology, including prevalence and pathogen characteristics, is influenced by geographical location, habitat, season and weather. The prevalence of zoonotic pathogens in mice and rats varies markedly over short geographical distances, but tends to be highest in ports, disadvantaged (e.g., low income) and residential areas. Future research should use epidemiological approaches, including random sampling and robust statistical analyses, to evaluate a range of biotic and abiotic environmental factors at spatial scales suitable for host home range sizes. Moving beyond descriptive studies to uncover the causal factors contributing to uneven pathogen distribution among wildlife hosts in urban environments may lead to targeted surveillance and intervention strategies. Application of this knowledge to urban maintenance and planning may reduce the potential impacts of urban wildlife-associated zoonotic diseases on people.
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