Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth's natural systems. How this
transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the …

Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …

Historically, the role of parasites in ecosystem functioning has been considered trivial
because a cursory examination reveals that their relative biomass is low compared with that …

Simple Summary The Middle East and North Africa represent a hyper arid region of the
world. Humans in these regions have historically kept domestic livestock usually under …

Ecological immunology and disease ecology are two relatively young disciplines that apply
ecological approaches and principles to traditionally non‐ecological fields. In both cases, an …

The widespread emergence of human and wildlife diseases has challenged ecologists to
understand how large-scale agents of environmental change affect host–pathogen …

Parasitism is widely viewed as the primary cost of sociality and a constraint on group size,
yet studies report varied associations between group size and parasitism. Using the largest …

Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

Research that identifies the potential host range of generalist pathogens as well as variation
in host susceptibility is critical for understanding and predicting the dynamics of infectious …

Studies on humans indicate that encountering multiple sources of adversity in childhood
increases the risk of poor long‐term health and premature death. Far less is known about …