ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2019
Light pollution increases West Nile virus competence of a ubiquitous passerine reservoir species.
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- Macroimmunology: The drivers and consequences of spatial patterns in wildlife immune defence.The Journal of animal ecology · 2020Pooled it
- Scaling artificial light at night and disease vector interactions into socio-ecological systems: a conceptual appraisal.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
- Impact of Human Activities on Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes in Urban Areas.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Review
- Understanding Organisms Using Ecological Observatory Networks.Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Light at night disrupts biological clocks, calendars, and immune function.Seminars in immunopathology · 2022Review
- Integrated molecular and behavioural data reveal deep circadian disruption in response to artificial light at night in male Great tits (Parus major).Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Light pollution affects West Nile virus exposure risk across Florida.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- The Circadian Clock and Viral Infections.Journal of biological rhythms · 2021Review
- Drivers of Infectious Disease Seasonality: Potential Implications for COVID-19.Journal of biological rhythms · 2021Review
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- Artificial light at night amplifies seasonal relapse of haemosporidian parasites in a widespread songbird.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Artificial Light at Night (ALAN): A Potential Anthropogenic Component for the COVID-19 and HCoVs Outbreak.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Light pollution increases West Nile virus competence of a ubiquitous passerine reservoir species.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2019Article
- Distinct effects of acute versus chronic corticosterone exposure on Zebra finch responses to West Nile virus.Conservation physiology · 2019Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Among the many anthropogenic changes that impact humans and wildlife, one of the most pervasive but least understood is light pollution. Although detrimental physiological and behavioural effects resulting from exposure to light at night are widely appreciated, the impacts of light pollution on infectious disease risk have not been studied. Here, we demonstrate that artificial light at night (ALAN) extends the infectious-to-vector period of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), an urban-dwelling avian reservoir host of West Nile virus (WNV). Sparrows exposed to ALAN maintained transmissible viral titres for 2 days longer than controls but did not experience greater WNV-induced mortality during this window. Transcriptionally, ALAN altered the expression of gene regulatory networks including key hubs (OASL, PLBD1 and TRAP1) and effector genes known to affect WNV dissemination (SOCS). Despite mounting anti-viral immune responses earlier, transcriptomic signatures indicated that ALAN-exposed individuals probably experienced pathogen-induced damage and immunopathology, potentially due to evasion of immune effectors. A simple mathematical modelling exercise indicated that ALAN-induced increases of host infectious-to-vector period could increase WNV outbreak potential by approximately 41%. ALAN probably affects other host and vector traits relevant to transmission, and additional research is needed to advise the management of zoonotic diseases in light-polluted areas.
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