Haemoparasite infection risk in multi-host avian system: an integrated analysis DOI Creative Commons
Edyta Podmokła, Anna Dubiec, Bartosz Pluciński

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Parasitology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 12

Published: Nov. 20, 2024

Abstract Avian blood parasites play a crucial role in wildlife health and ecosystem dynamics, exhibiting heterogeneous spatial distribution influenced by various factors. Although factors underlying heterogeneity infection with have been explored many avian hosts, their importance the context of host species parasite taxon remains poorly understood, particularly cohabiting species. Using next-generation sequencing for screening, we investigate association between Haemoproteus , Plasmodium Trypanosoma infections relation to individual parameters, densities landscape features 3 cavity-nesting passerines: great tit ( Parus major ), blue Cyanistes caeruleus ) collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis highly fragmented forest habitat. Overall, predominated, followed tits most flycatchers least parasitized. There were no common patterns across probability locally transmitted from each genus. Specifically, all cases, effect particular if present, was observed only 1 Body condition differently tits. Host density, whether own or pooled, explained flycatchers, Landscape metrics, such as moisture index distance coast edge pastures, affected specific host–parasite combinations. Relative risk maps revealed gradients, but variation repeatability over time low. Our study highlights complex dynamics multi-host systems, shedding light on interactions natural ecosystems.

Language: Английский

Long-Term Frameworks for Food Security and Sustainability Through Climate-Smart Interconnected Agrifood Systems DOI Creative Commons
Germana Borsetta, Andrea Zovi, Sauro Vittori

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Sci, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 15 - 15

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Global food instability is attributable to multiple significant threats, such as climate change, geopolitical instability, emerging trade policies, health crises, and insufficient technological readiness. Agrifood systems are implicated at various interconnected levels. The international community, along with subordinate entities, addressing these risks by formulating specific policies methodologies. This review adopts a holistic approach understanding the interactions across agrifood systems, encompassing production, processing, transportation, consumption. methodology involves an extensive of academic literature, case studies, statistical data from global organizations, Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), assess vulnerabilities identify sustainable practices. Key sectors within agriculture, agroecology, organic farming, aquaculture, hydroponics, precision agriculture analyzed for their potential enhance productivity while reducing environmental impact. analysis also explores widely adopted concepts, methodologies aimed monitoring disseminating effective practices sector. By integrating technologies policy frameworks, underscores critical role climate-smart water management, agronomic in supporting resilient systems. findings provide actionable insights advancing security achieving sustainability goals support decision-making process.

Language: Английский

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Mosquito species identity matters: unraveling the complex interplay in vector-borne diseases DOI Creative Commons
Martina Ferraguti

Infectious Diseases, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 56(9), P. 685 - 696

Published: May 25, 2024

Research on vector-borne diseases has traditionally centred a limited number of vertebrate hosts and their associated pathogens, often neglecting the broader array vectors within communities. Mosquitoes, with vast species diversity, hold central role in disease transmission, yet capacity to transmit specific pathogens varies considerably among species. Quantitative modelling mosquito-borne is essential for understanding transmission dynamics requires necessity incorporating identity vector into these models. Consequently, different mosquitoes crucial comprehending pathogen amplification spill-over humans. This comprehensive overview highlights importance considering mosquito emphasises need targeted research efforts gain complete vector-pathogen specificity.

Language: Английский

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It's all about scale: The landscape effect on avian haemosporidians DOI Creative Commons
Juliana Tamayo-Quintero, Miriam San‐José, Josué Martínez‐de la Puente

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 962, P. 178426 - 178426

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Environmental characteristics drastically shape the host-parasite associations under natural conditions. This is case of parasites such as avian haemosporidians which naturally infect birds and are transmitted by insect vectors. Landscape known to determine epidemiology transmission these in wild, but strength factors may differ at different spatial scales. We studied effects landscape structure environmental variables on prevalence richness lineages haemosporidian (genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus Leucocytozoon) infecting a highly diverse area Antioquia, Colombia. screened blood samples from 678 individuals across 90 bird species for number infections, sites surrounding three hydroelectric dams. obtained around sampling points scales (from 50 500 m radii, every m) selected most important ones. modelled relationships between parasite infection structural characteristics. Effects reflecting infections varied according scale analyses. The effect was larger (Average = 350 425 radius) than lineage Plasmodium 219 m, 244 m). Agricultural patch density notably increased rates (pseudo-R2 0.68). correlated with agricultural connectivity (500 Haemosporidian primarily linked proportion forest covers. influenced NDVI - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 0.83), while affected anthropogenic density, edge proportion, temperature 0.79). Changes remain difficult predict, each parasite-host system susceptible many unaccounted variables. study found that transformed landscapes, particularly patches nearby increases These findings underscore complex interplay hosts tropical ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive analysis of West Nile Virus transmission: Environmental, ecological, and individual factors. An umbrella review DOI Creative Commons

Carlos Campos,

Selene García-Pérez,

Jordi Figuerola

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One Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20, P. 100984 - 100984

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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WIMANET: The Power of a Network in Wildlife Malaria Research DOI Creative Commons
Alfonso Marzal, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas

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Integrative Zoology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 17, 2025

ABSTRACT The Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) is an EU‐COST‐funded global network of researchers and stakeholders interested in wildlife malaria related haemosporidian parasites. has six working groups covering a diverse range core topics within research, focusing on genetics genomics, species identification, vectors, haematology, communities, communication. Up to now, the includes 229 members from 45 countries including Europe, America, Africa, Asia, but this number continually growing. This review outlines aims goals WIMANET, providing summary activities plans for each next years. open new members, we provide details how both existing can get involved take part activities. WIMANET provides platform collaborative innovative encourage all community (and beyond) advantage opportunities offers.

Language: Английский

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Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio‐exposome in the Anthropocene DOI Creative Commons
David Costantini, Simone Messina, Manrico Sebastiano

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 14, 2025

Abstract Conventional physiological research has focused on elucidating the endogenous mechanisms that underly adaptations of species to life in extreme habitats, such as polar regions or deserts. In this review article, we argue even habitats are not considered extremes facing unpredictable, rapid, and strong modifications due human activities expose animals novel conditions. Thus, these can offer insight role plasticity driving their resilience adaptation. To end, discuss how stress physiology (with a particular focus oxidative stress) central mediating interaction between exposome (measure all environmental exposures an individual lifetime) cellular processes (bio‐exposome) contexts relevant anthropogenic changes habitat We also provide concrete examples relationship bio‐exposome free‐living animals, be health. Finally, propose future directions integrating One Health framework achieve holistic understanding proximate underlying responses changes.

Language: Английский

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Pandemics and landscape ecology in a post-COVID world DOI Creative Commons

Yolanda F. Wiersma

Landscape Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(9)

Published: Aug. 22, 2024

inherently inter-disciplinary, could bring to our understanding of COVID spread and its consequences.In addition drawing on previous research by landscape epidemiologists, Azevedo et al. (2020) highlighted the need draw expertise links between social ecological systems, within urban landscapes goods services.These are areas that many ecologists have been doing work in, but stressed importance these respond COVID-19 pandemic.They for a epidemiology approach better link environmental health with goal increasing human systems.Their overall was illustrate what ecology as discipline learn from pandemic, how inherent interdisciplinarity, spatially explicit focus, cross-scale perspective contribute solutions minimize disease build world post-pandemic.The articles comprise this Collection reflect (but not all) themes highlights early in pandemic (https:// link.sprin ger.com/ colle ctions/ fbbjg hdeha).Emphasizing focus ecology, concepts tools aid change (including habitat loss fragmentation, road building, disturbances, climate change) influence diseases.In Collection,

Language: Английский

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Future land use maps for the Netherlands based on the Dutch One Health Shared Socio-economic Pathways DOI Creative Commons
Martha Dellar, Gertjan Geerling, Kasper Kok

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Scientific Data, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Nov. 16, 2024

Abstract To enable detailed study of a wide variety future health challenges, we have created land use maps for the Netherlands 2050, based on Dutch One Health Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs). This was done using DynaCLUE modelling framework. Future is altitude, soil properties, groundwater, salinity, flood risk, agricultural price, distance to transport hubs and climate. We also account anticipated demand different types, historic changes potential spatial restrictions. These can be used model many risks people, animals environment, such as disease, water quality pollution. In addition, serve an example other rapidly urbanising deltas where will similar.

Language: Английский

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Haemosporidians mediate nestlings' life-history along an urban-to-rural gradient DOI Creative Commons

Astrid E Neumann,

Marcela Suarez‐Rubio,

Swen C. Renner

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2024

Abstract Urban areas, i.e. dense housing and reduced green spaces, can significantly impact avian health, through altering land use increasing biotic abiotic stress. This study assessed the influence of urbanization on Haemosporidian infections, vectors, immune response, body condition in Parus major nestlings, across four classes along an urban-to-rural gradient Vienna, Austria. Contrary to our expectations, vector abundance remained largely consistent gradient, while urban environmental factors, particularly impervious surfaces, influenced intensity. We found that nestlings more urbanized areas exhibited higher parasite intensities altered responses, as evidenced by variations heterophil lymphocyte ratio leucocyte counts. Moreover, from smaller clutches faced infection risks, suggesting increased probabilities precept infections. Urbanization negatively impacted nestling condition, with a decrease fat deposits forested highly areas. Our findings highlight complex interplay between urbanization, vector-borne transmission, host emphasizing need for comprehensive planning. Understanding how affects bird immunity infections is critical adapting landscapes wildlife health ecosystem integrity.

Language: Английский

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Geospatial Analysis of Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreaks among Cattle in Uttar Pradesh, India, 2021–2022 DOI Creative Commons
Isha Agrawal, Barkha Sharma, Ajay Pratap Singh

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Pathogens, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 611 - 611

Published: July 24, 2024

The emergence of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among cattle in India is concerning. District-level data on LSD cases Uttar Pradesh between 2021 and 2022 were analyzed. A stepwise spatial analytical approach was followed by first constructing yearly monthly maps for incidence rates (IRs), then spatially interpolating the IRs, evaluating global local clustering IRs finally conducting regression modeling. Overall, 5784 from 6 districts 112,226 33 detected 2022, respectively. In incremental autocorrelation analysis, highest outbreak at 196.49 km. For outbreak, one district with high-low nine low-high identified eastern region state. 13 high-high 7 western part geographically weighted model impact climate (temperature humidity) land cover (pasture, fallow, non-agricultural land) IRs. study results can aid animal health authorities developing prevention control programs.

Language: Английский

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