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Human drivers of ecological and evolutionary dynamics in emerging and disappearing infectious disease systems.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Jan 2017
Rogalski Mary A, Gowler Camden D, Shaw Clara L, Hufbauer Ruth A, Duffy Meghan A
Abstract excerpt
Humans have contributed to the increased frequency and severity of emerging infectious diseases, which pose a significant threat to wild and domestic species, as well as human health. This review examines major pathways by which humans influence parasitism by altering (co)evolutionary interactions between hosts and parasites on ecological timescales. There is still much to learn about these interactions, but a...
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