Eco-social processes influencing infectious disease emergence and spread

Jones, BA, Betson, ME and Pfeiffer, DU (2016) Eco-social processes influencing infectious disease emergence and spread Parasitology (Cambridge).

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Abstract

The complexity and connectedness of eco-social processes have major influence on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases amongst humans and animals. The disciplinary nature of most research activity has made it difficult to improve our understanding of interactions and feedback loops within the relevant systems. Influenced by the One Health approach, increasing efforts have recently been made to address this knowledge gap. Disease emergence and spread is strongly influenced by host density and contact structures, pathogen characteristics and pathogen population and molecular evolutionary dynamics in different host species, and host response to infection. All these mechanisms are strongly influenced by eco-social processes, such as globalisation and urbanisation, which lead to changes in global ecosystem dynamics, including patterns of mobility, human population density and contact structures, and food production and consumption. An improved understanding of epidemiological and eco-social processes, including their interdependence, will be essential to be able to manage diseases in these circumstances. The interfaces between wild animals, domestic animals and humans need to be examined to identify the main risk pathways and put in place appropriate mitigation. Some recent examples of emerging infectious disease are described to illustrate eco-social processes that are influencing disease emergence and spread.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects :	Veterinary Medicine
Divisions :	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences > School of Veterinary Medicine
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Jones, BA Betson, ME Pfeiffer, DU
Date :	2016
Copyright Disclaimer :	Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016
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Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	19 Jul 2016 08:13
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 18:27
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/811249

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