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Does bigger mean sicker? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the intraspecific relationship between host body size and parasite infection across vertebrate taxa

Oikos, EarlyView.
Elucidating the determinants of parasite infection levels of individuals within a population is a basic but important step for understanding the roles of parasites in natural systems. Among intraspecific studies on vertebrate hosts and metazoan parasites, host body size (length/mass) is probably the most frequently reported factor determining parasite ...
Ryota Hasegawa, Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Bronwen Presswell, Jerusha Bennett, Cameron McDougall, Katherine E. Buschang, Xuhong Chai, Robert Poulin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ten quick tips for classifying unknown bacteriophage. [PDF]

PLoS Comput Biol
Bastiaanssen FTS, Hill C, Shkoporov AN.
europepmc   +1 more source

Characterising fine‐scale habitat associations for range expanding species with limited data: a case study on the West Nile Virus vector, Culex modestus

Oikos, EarlyView.
The ecological and epidemiological consequences of species expanding into new areas are growing concomitantly with climate change. Those aiming to monitor species expanding in range must make optimal use of finite resources to deliver effective surveillance capable of detecting new incursions and range expansions.
Susanna Cant, Owen Jones, Maisie Vollans, Maximilian Ayling, Nyall Jamieson, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Jolyon M. Medlock, Thomas Ward, Julie Day, Robert S. Paton   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change and Emerging Arboviral Threats in Saudi Arabia: Epidemiology, Vector Ecology, and One Health Preparedness. [PDF]

Infect Dis Rep
Hudu SA, Morad EA, Alhazimi GM, Jimoh AO.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ranavirus risk depends on host community characteristics more than the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Oikos, EarlyView.
Novel parasite introductions are threatening wildlife communities globally. The degree of threat depends on the ecological context, namely host community characteristics and the presence of other parasites. How these two factors interact to shape the outcomes of parasite introductions is not known. We experimentally investigated how infection following
David R. Daversa, Andy Fenton, Lola M. Brookes, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton W. J. Garner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salt in the Wound: Assessing Pathogen Susceptibility in Amphibian Populations Across a Gradient of Salt Pollution. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Relyea RA, Hoverman JT, Hua J, Jones DK, Lech M, Mattes B, Schermerhorn C, Tuthill B, Tuthill I.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unshared on the top: strong segregation of pathogen communities between western honey bees and wild bees in a retreating glacier foreland

Oikos, EarlyView.
Shared flowers can facilitate pathogen transmission between managed honey bees and wild bees, yet this process remains poorly understood in ecosystems undergoing rapid environmental change. Using a glacier foreland in Switzerland, we present the first study on how glacier retreat stages and bee life‐history traits influence pathogen occurrence across ...
Andrea Ferrari, Giovanni Cilia, Matteo Conti, Bao Ngan Tu, Nora Khelidj, Gianalberto Losapio, Carlo Polidori   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Going wild: prioritizing experimental models of rodent-borne viruses to decode zoonotic spillover and pandemic risk. [PDF]

J Virol
Honce R, Botten J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Urban wild meat and pangolin consumption across southern forested Cameroon: The limited influence of COVID‐19

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo, Ghislain F. Difouo, Christian N. Tchana, Alain Christel Wandji, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang‐Nkwala, Marcelle Mbadjoun Nziké, Sévilor Kekeunou, Markéta Swiacká, Daniel J. Ingram   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut virome-microbiome interactions across hosts and environments. [PDF]

NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes
Samson R, Hassard F, Dharne M.
europepmc   +1 more source