Does land-use change increase the abundance of zoonotic reservoirs? Rodents say yes
Por:
Mendoza, Hugo, Rubio, Andre V., Garcia-Pena, Gabriel E., Suzan, Gerardo, Simonetti, Javier A.
Publicada:
1 feb 2020
Resumen:
Land-use change can raise the risk of human exposure to zoonotic
diseases by increasing abundance of reservoir hosts. In this study, we
conducted a meta-analysis on the associations between land-use change
and the abundance of rodent species in relation to their reservoir
status for rodent-borne diseases. Using the PREDICT database, we
analyzed 58 case studies comprising 54 species from eight countries. In
general, rodent reservoirs were significantly more abundant in modified
habitats (anthropogenically altered sites), whereas non-reservoir
species were more abundant in non-modified habitats. To our knowledge,
this is the first meta-analysis that evaluates the response of rodents
to land-use change with a focus on the potential implications for
epidemiological risks. Our findings give further evidence that land-use
change generally impacts biodiversity in ways that might imply higher
risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission.
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Etol Fauna Silvestre & Anim Lab, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Chile, Fac Ciencias Vet & Pecuarias, Dept Ciencias Biol Anim, Ave Santa Rosa 11735, Santiago, Chile
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Ciencias Complejidad C3, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Chile, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ciencias Ecol, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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