Background: Infectious disease epidemiology and planetary health literature often cite solid
waste and plastic pollution as risk factors for vector-borne diseases and urban zoonoses; …

Plastic pollution is a major environmental problem. Small plastic particles (called
microplastics) have been reported to have pernicious effects on human and wildlife health …

Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are known as zoonotic diseases. The
direct and indirect drivers that affect the emergence of zoonotic diseases are numerous and …

We used literature searches and a database of all reported emerging infectious diseases
(EIDs) to analyze the most important transmission pathways (eg., vector-borne, aerosol …

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is the third coronavirus this century to threaten human
health, killing more than two million people globally. Like previous coronaviruses, SARS …

Plastic pollution in the oceans is a priority environmental issue. The recent increase in
research on the topic, coupled with growing public awareness, has catalyzed policymakers …

Pathogens and polymers can separately cause disease; however, environmental and
medical researchers are increasingly investigating the capacity of polymers to transfer …

The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of
pathogen spillover from wildlife to human hosts, particularly in densely populated urban …

The spread of infectious vector-borne diseases involves at least 3 organisms: a parasite, a
vector, and a host. Alterations to the natural environment may change the context within …

Zoonotic pathogens and parasites that are transmitted from vertebrates to humans are a
major public health risk with high associated global economic costs. The spread of these …