Climate and vectorborne diseases
Climate change could significantly affect vectorborne disease in humans. Temperature,
precipitation, humidity, and other climatic factors are known to affect the reproduction …
precipitation, humidity, and other climatic factors are known to affect the reproduction …
Bartonella Infection in Rodents and Their Flea Ectoparasites: An Overview
Epidemiological studies worldwide have reported a high prevalence and a great diversity of
Bartonella species, both in rodents and their flea parasites. The interaction among …
Bartonella species, both in rodents and their flea parasites. The interaction among …
Increased rat-borne zoonotic disease hazard in greener urban areas
MP de Cock, A de Vries, M Fonville, HJ Esser… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban greening has benefits for both human and environmental health. However, urban
greening might also have negative effects as the abundance of wild rats, which can host and …
greening might also have negative effects as the abundance of wild rats, which can host and …
Plague and climate: scales matter
Plague is enzootic in wildlife populations of small mammals in central and eastern Asia,
Africa, South and North America, and has been recognized recently as a reemerging threat …
Africa, South and North America, and has been recognized recently as a reemerging threat …
The Urban Heat Island and its spatial scale dependent impact on survival and development in butterflies of different thermal sensitivity
Climate alteration is one of the most cited ecological consequences of urbanization.
However, the magnitude of this impact is likely to vary with spatial scale. We investigated …
However, the magnitude of this impact is likely to vary with spatial scale. We investigated …
Assembly rules of ectoparasite communities across scales: combining patterns of abiotic factors, host composition, geographic space, phylogeny and traits
BR Krasnov, GI Shenbrot, IS Khokhlova, M Stanko… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the role of environmental filtering as an underlying mechanism of assembly
of compound communities of fleas parasitic on Palearctic small mammals at two spatial …
of compound communities of fleas parasitic on Palearctic small mammals at two spatial …
Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development times and survival of Synopsyllus fonquerniei and Xenopsylla cheopis, the flea vectors of plague in …
Background Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is found in Asia, the Americas
but mainly in Africa, with the island of Madagascar reporting almost one third of human …
but mainly in Africa, with the island of Madagascar reporting almost one third of human …
Host species and environment drivers of ectoparasite community of rodents in a Mojave Desert wetlands
Drivers of patterns of ectoparasitism in rodents in patchy Mojave Desert wetlands were
investigated. A total of 1,571 ectoparasites in Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Siphonaptera …
investigated. A total of 1,571 ectoparasites in Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Siphonaptera …
Dynamics of the plague–wildlife–human system in Central Asia are controlled by two epidemiological thresholds
NI Samia, KL Kausrud, H Heesterbeek… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) is a zoonotic reemerging infectious
disease with reservoirs in rodent populations worldwide. Using one-half of a century of …
disease with reservoirs in rodent populations worldwide. Using one-half of a century of …
Spatial variation in species diversity and composition of flea assemblages in small mammalian hosts: geographical distance or faunal similarity?
BR Krasnov, GI Shenbrot, D Mouillot… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Spatial variation in the diversity of fleas parasitic on small mammals was examined to
answer three questions.(1) Is the diversity of flea assemblages repeatable among …
answer three questions.(1) Is the diversity of flea assemblages repeatable among …