Ecological interventions to prevent and manage zoonotic pathogen spillover
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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Abstract
Spillover of a pathogen from a wildlife reservoir into a human or livestock host requires the pathogen to overcome a hierarchical series of barriers. Interventions aimed at one or more of these barriers may be able to prevent the occurrence of spillover. Here, we demonstrate how interventions that target the ecological context in which spillover occurs (i.e. ecological interventions) can complement conventional approaches like vaccination, treatment, disinfection and chemical control. Accelerating spillover owing to environmental change requires effective, affordable, durable and scalable solutions that fully harness the complex processes involved in cross-species pathogen spillover.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Ecological interventions to prevent and manage zoonotic pathogen spillover |
| Series title | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1098/rstb.2018.0342 |
| Volume | 374 |
| Issue | 1782 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Royal Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| Description | 20180342, 10 p. |
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