An eco-epidemiological modeling approach to investigate dilution effect in two different tick-borne pathosystems.

ABSTRACT: Disease (re)emergence appears to be driven by biodiversity decline and environmental change. As a result, it is increasingly important to study host-pathogen interactions within the context of their ecology and evolution. The dilution effect is the concept that higher biodiversity decreases pathogen transmission. It has been observed especially in zoonotic vector-borne pathosystems, yet evidence against it has been found. In particular, it is still debated how the community (dis)assembly assumptions and the degree of generalism of vectors and pathogens affect the direction of the biodiversity-pathogen transmission relationship. The aim of this study was to use empirical data and mechanistic models to investigate dilution mechanisms in two rodent-tick-pathogen systems differing in their vec

SUBMITTER: Occhibove F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature