Sampling to elucidate the dynamics of infections in reservoir hosts
Abstract
The risk of zoonotic spillover from reservoir hosts, such as wildlife or domestic livestock, to people is shaped by the spatial and temporal distribution of infection in reservoir populations. Quantifying these distributions is a key challenge in epidemiology and disease ecology that requires researchers to make trade-offs between the extent and intensity of spatial versus temporal sampling. We discuss sampling methods that strengthen the reliability and validity of inferences about the dynamics of zoonotic pathogens in wildlife hosts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1098/rstb.2018.0336
Entities
People
- Daniel J. Becker
- Hamish McCallum
- Kezia R. Manlove
- Raina K. Plowright
Organizations
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Griffith University
- Indiana University
- Montana State University
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences
- University of Georgia
- Utah State University