Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics
Abstract Diseases and host dynamics are linked, but their associations may vary in strength, be time-lagged, and depend on environmental influences. Where a vector is involved in disease transmission, its dynamics are an additional influence, and we often lack a general understanding on how diseases...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0031182018001543 2024-10-13T14:06:42+00:00 Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth Escudero, Raquel Lambin, Xavier Vidal, Mª Dolors Gil, Horacio Jado, Isabel Rodríguez-Vargas, Manuela Luque-Larena, Juan José Mougeot, François 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182018001543 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182018001543 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Parasitology volume 146, issue 3, page 389-398 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182018001543 2024-09-25T04:03:22Z Abstract Diseases and host dynamics are linked, but their associations may vary in strength, be time-lagged, and depend on environmental influences. Where a vector is involved in disease transmission, its dynamics are an additional influence, and we often lack a general understanding on how diseases, hosts and vectors interact. We report on the occurrence of six zoonotic arthropod-borne pathogens ( Anaplasma , Bartonella , Borrelia , Coxiella , Francisella and Rickettsia ) in common voles ( Microtus arvalis ) throughout a population fluctuation and how their prevalence varies according to host density, seasonality and vector prevalence. We detected Francisella tularensis and four species of Bartonella , but not Anaplasma , Borrelia , Coxiella or Rickettsia . Bartonella taylorii and B. grahamii prevalence increased and decreased with current host (vole and mice) density, respectively, and increased with flea prevalence. Bartonella doshiae prevalence decreased with mice density. These three Bartonella species were also more prevalent during winter. Bartonella rochalimae prevalence varied with current and previous vole density (delayed-density dependence), but not with season. Coinfection with F . tularensis and Bartonella occurred as expected from the respective prevalence of each disease in voles. Our results highlight that simultaneously considering pathogen, vector and host dynamics provide a better understanding of the epidemiological dynamics of zoonoses in farmland rodents. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Cambridge University Press Parasitology 146 3 389 398 |
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Abstract Diseases and host dynamics are linked, but their associations may vary in strength, be time-lagged, and depend on environmental influences. Where a vector is involved in disease transmission, its dynamics are an additional influence, and we often lack a general understanding on how diseases, hosts and vectors interact. We report on the occurrence of six zoonotic arthropod-borne pathogens ( Anaplasma , Bartonella , Borrelia , Coxiella , Francisella and Rickettsia ) in common voles ( Microtus arvalis ) throughout a population fluctuation and how their prevalence varies according to host density, seasonality and vector prevalence. We detected Francisella tularensis and four species of Bartonella , but not Anaplasma , Borrelia , Coxiella or Rickettsia . Bartonella taylorii and B. grahamii prevalence increased and decreased with current host (vole and mice) density, respectively, and increased with flea prevalence. Bartonella doshiae prevalence decreased with mice density. These three Bartonella species were also more prevalent during winter. Bartonella rochalimae prevalence varied with current and previous vole density (delayed-density dependence), but not with season. Coinfection with F . tularensis and Bartonella occurred as expected from the respective prevalence of each disease in voles. Our results highlight that simultaneously considering pathogen, vector and host dynamics provide a better understanding of the epidemiological dynamics of zoonoses in farmland rodents. |
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Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth Escudero, Raquel Lambin, Xavier Vidal, Mª Dolors Gil, Horacio Jado, Isabel Rodríguez-Vargas, Manuela Luque-Larena, Juan José Mougeot, François |
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Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth Escudero, Raquel Lambin, Xavier Vidal, Mª Dolors Gil, Horacio Jado, Isabel Rodríguez-Vargas, Manuela Luque-Larena, Juan José Mougeot, François Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth Escudero, Raquel Lambin, Xavier Vidal, Mª Dolors Gil, Horacio Jado, Isabel Rodríguez-Vargas, Manuela Luque-Larena, Juan José Mougeot, François |
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Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( Microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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zoonotic pathogens in fluctuating common vole ( microtus arvalis) populations: occurrence and dynamics |
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Parasitology volume 146, issue 3, page 389-398 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 |
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