Parasites and wildlife in a changing world: The vector-host- pathogen interaction as a learning case.

ABSTRACT: In the Anthropocene context, changes in climate, land use and biodiversity are considered among the most important anthropogenic factors affecting parasites-host interaction and wildlife zoonotic diseases emergence. Transmission of vector borne pathogens are particularly sensitive to these changes due to the complexity of their cycle, where the transmission of a microparasite depends on the interaction between its vector, usually a macroparasite, and its reservoir host, in many cases represented by a wildlife vertebrate. The scope of this paper focuses on the effect of some major, fast-occurring anthropogenic changes on the vectorial capacity for tick and mosquito borne pathogens. Specifically, we review and present the latest advances regarding two emerging vector-borne viruses in Europe:

SUBMITTER: Rizzoli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6630057 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature