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Global drivers of human pathogen richness and prevalence

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Dunn, Robert R., Davies, T. Jonathan, Harris, Nyeema C., Gavin, Michael C.·2010·Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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The differences in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens among different geographical locations have ramifying consequences for societies and individuals. The relative contributions of different factors to these patterns, however, have not been fully resolved. We conduct a global analysis of the relative influence of climate, alternative host diversity and spending on disease prevention on modern patterns in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens. Pathogen richness (number of kinds) is largely explained by the number of birds and mammal species in a region. The most diverse countries with respect to birds and mammals are also the most diverse with respect to pathogens. Importantly, for human health, the prevalence of key human pathogens (number of cases) is strongly influenced by disease control efforts. As a consequence, even where disease richness is high, we might still control prevalence, particularly if we spend money in those regions where current spending is low, prevalence is high and populations are large.

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Authors: Dunn, R. R., Davies, T. J., Harris, N. C., & Gavin, M. C.
Affiliations: North Carolina State University (US)
University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Corresponding author: Dunn, Robert R.
ORCID: Dunn, Robert R.
Davies, T. Jonathan
Harris, Nyeema C.
Gavin, Michael C.
Venue: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher: The Royal Society
Published: 2010-04-14
Volume: 277
Issue: 1694
Pages: 2587-2595
ISSN: 0080-4649 (ISSN-L)
0962-8452
1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0340
PMC: PMC2982038
OpenAlex: W2159932081
Cited by: 267
References: 74
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FWCI: 13.04
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ (tdm)
Locations: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
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PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
Keywords: human pathogens, pathogen prevalence, climate, birds, mammals, disease control, global biodiversity, zoonoses
MeSH terms: Animals, Birds, Climate, Communicable Disease Control, Communicable Diseases, Humans, Mammals, Prevalence, Biodiversity

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