Blood transcriptomes reveal novel parasitic zoonoses circulating in Madagascar's lemurs.

ABSTRACT: Zoonotic diseases are a looming threat to global populations, and nearly 75% of emerging infectious diseases can spread among wildlife, domestic animals and humans. A 'One World, One Health' perspective offers us an ideal framework for understanding and potentially mitigating the spread of zoonoses, and the island of Madagascar serves as a natural laboratory for conducting these studies. Rapid habitat degradation and climate change on the island are contributing to more frequent contact among humans, livestock and wildlife, increasing the potential for pathogen spillover events. Given Madagascar's long geographical isolation, coupled with recent and repeated introduction of agricultural and invasive species, it is likely that a number of circulating pathogens remain uncharacterized in lemu

SUBMITTER: Larsen PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4785921 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature