The Impact of Human Activities on Zoonotic Infection Transmissions

Animals, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(10), P. 1646 - 1646

Published: May 15, 2023

As humans expand their territories across more and regions of the planet, activities such as deforestation, urbanization, tourism, wildlife exploitation, climate change can have drastic consequences for animal movements animal-human interactions. These events, especially change, also affect arthropod vectors that are associated with animals in these scenarios. COVID-19 pandemic other various significant outbreaks throughout centuries demonstrated, when patterns human interactions so does exposure to zoonotic pathogens potentially carried by wildlife. With approximately 60% emerging around 75% all infectious diseases being categorized zoonotic, it is great importance examine impact on prevalence transmission agents. A better understanding human-related factors disease help drive preventative measures containment policies necessary improve public health.

Language: Английский

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Bridging landscape ecology and urban science to respond to the rising threat of mosquito-borne diseases

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(11), P. 1601 - 1616

Published: Oct. 27, 2022

Language: Английский

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Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance and Potential Human Bacterial Pathogens in an Invasive Land Snail Driven by Urbanization

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 57(18), P. 7273 - 7284

Published: April 25, 2023

Our understanding of the role urbanization has in augmenting invasive species that carry human bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated gut communities, antibiotic genes (ARGs) potential antibiotic-resistant giant African snails (Achatina fulica) collected across an gradient Xiamen, China (n = 108). There was a lack correlation between microbial profiles soils their habitats, resistome human-associated bacteria were significantly higher than those native as well soils. We observed high diversity (601 ARG subtypes) abundance (1.5 copies per 16S rRNA gene) snail resistome. Moreover, more urban areas had greater high-risk ARGs (e.g., ESKAPE pathogens). highlight impacted microbiomes resistomes these snails, indicating they harbor biological contaminants such This study advances our effect on AMR problematic should help combat risks associated with under One Health framework.

Language: Английский

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Tracing the future of epidemics: Coincident niche distribution of host animals and disease incidence revealed climate‐correlated risk shifts of main zoonotic diseases in China

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(13), P. 3723 - 3746

Published: April 7, 2023

Climate has critical roles in the origin, pathogenesis and transmission of infectious zoonotic diseases. However, large-scale epidemiologic trend specific response pattern diseases under future climate scenarios are poorly understood. Here, we projected distribution shifts risks main change China. First, shaped global habitat host animals for three representative (2, 6, 12 hosts dengue, hemorrhagic fever, plague, respectively) with 253,049 occurrence records using maximum entropy (Maxent) modeling. Meanwhile, predicted risk above 197,098 disease incidence from 2004 to 2017 China an integrated Maxent modeling approach. The comparative analysis showed that there exist highly coincident niche distributions between diseases, indicating is accurate effective predicting potential On this basis, further current 11 four concentration pathways (RCPs) (RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, RCP8.5) 2050 2070 1,001,416 records. We found Central China, Southeast South concentrated regions high More specifically, had diverse shift patterns including increase, decrease, unstable. Further correlation indicated these were correlated warming precipitation increase. Our results revealed how respond a changing climate, thereby calling administration prevention strategies. Furthermore, will shed light on guiding prediction emerging change.

Language: Английский

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One Health for All: Advancing Human and Ecosystem Health in Cities by Integrating an Environmental Justice Lens

Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 53(1), P. 403 - 426

Published: Sept. 2, 2022

We are facing interwoven global threats to public health and ecosystem function that reveal the intrinsic connections between human wildlife health. These challenges especially pressing in cities, where social-ecological interactions pronounced. The One Health concept provides an organizing framework promotes well-being of urban communities ecosystems. However, for be successful, it must incorporate societal inequities environmental disamenities, exposures, policy. Such affect all interfaces, including distribution services disservices, nature frequency ofhuman–wildlife interactions, legacies land use. Here, we review current literature on perspectives, pinpoint areas which justice lens, close with recommendations future work. Intensifying social, political, unrest underscores a dire need solutions informed by principles help build healthier, more resilient cities.

Language: Английский

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Examining the paradox of urban disease ecology by linking the perspectives of Urban One Health and Ecology with Cities

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 25(6), P. 1735 - 1744

Published: July 15, 2022

Language: Английский

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More people, more cats, more parasites: Human population density and temperature variation predict prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst shedding in free-ranging domestic and wild felids

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. e0286808 - e0286808

Published: June 21, 2023

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous zoonotic parasite that can infect warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans. Felids, the definitive hosts, drive T . infections by shedding environmentally resistant stage of (oocysts) in their feces. Few studies characterize role climate and anthropogenic factors oocyst among free-ranging felids, which are responsible for majority environmental contamination. We determined how influence domestic cats wild felids using generalized linear mixed models. data from 47 were systematically reviewed compiled six felid species, encompassing 256 positives out 9,635 total fecal samples. Shedding prevalence was positively associated with human population density at sampling location. Larger mean diurnal temperature range more warmer driest quarter lower felids. Increasing fluctuation exacerbate contamination protozoan Management could burden oocysts due to large sizes affinity settlements.

Language: Английский

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Psycho-social conditions of urban communities in the complexity of waste management: Are awareness and waste banks the main solution?

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 93, P. 101834 - 101834

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Stadtgrün und Stadtblau im Klimawandel

Das Gesundheitswesen, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 85(S 05), P. S296 - S303

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Zusammenfassung Um die urbanen Gesundheitsrisiken des Klimawandels nachhaltig zu reduzieren und managen, sind Klimaschutz Klimaanpassung als komplementäre Strategien dringend erforderlich. Seit Jahrzehnten vielfältige positive Wirkungen von Stadtgrün Stadtblau auf physische mentale Gesundheit bekannt. Allerdings gibt es in den meisten Städten eine intensive Konkurrenz um Nutzung Flächen. Im Sinne der europäischen Aalborg-Charta 1994 verlangt das deutsche Baurecht diesem anspruchsvollen Kontext, dass Bauleitpläne nachhaltige städtebauliche Entwicklung gewährleisten sollen. Die menschliche ist dabei ein Belang zentraler Bedeutung. Realität bleibt aber herausfordernd: Zwar inzwischen ganze Reihe best practice-Beispielen. Nach wie vor besteht großer Forschungsbedarf zur Bedeutung urbaner Grün- Blauräume für gesundheitliche Wohlbefinden. Zudem müssen alle relevanten Politikfelder Verwaltungseinheiten Bewusstsein Grün Blau urbane Lebensqualität entwickeln, „Gesundheit“ städtischen Entscheidungsprozessen adäquat sozial sensibel berücksichtigen.

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Going Wild in the City—Animal Feralization and Its Impacts on Biodiversity in Urban Environments

Animals, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 747 - 747

Published: Feb. 19, 2023

Domestication describes a range of changes to wild species as they are increasingly brought under human selection and husbandry. Feralization is the process whereby leaves sphere undergoes increasing natural in context, which may or not be geographically adjacent where originator evolved prior domestication. Distinguishing between domestic, feral, can difficult, since some populations so-called “wild species” at least partly descended from domesticated “populations” (e.g., junglefowl, European sheep) because transitions both directions gradual rather than abrupt. In urban settings, for coexistence with humans provides particular benefit domestic organism that feralization. One risk such taxa become invasive just site release/escape but far away. As humanity becomes pristine environments rapidly diminish, we believe feralized also hold conservation value.

Language: Английский

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