Deforestation and vector-borne disease: Forest conversion favors important mosquito vectors of human pathogens.

ABSTRACT: The global burden of vector-borne diseases accounts for more than 17% of infectious diseases in humans. Rapid global expansion of previously obscure pathogens, such as Zika and chikungunya viruses in recent years highlights the importance of understanding how anthropogenic changes influence emergence and spillover of vector-borne diseases. Deforestation has been identified as one anthropogenic change that influences vector-borne disease prevalence, although contrasting pictures of the effects of deforestation on vector-borne disease transmission have been reported. These conflicting findings are likely attributable to the inherent complexity of vector-borne disease systems, which involve diverse groups of vectors, hosts and pathogens, depending on geography. The current study represents a

SUBMITTER: Burkett-Cadena ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8290921 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature