Sacred cows and sympathetic squirrels: the importance of biological diversity to human health

PLoS Med. 2006 Jun;3(6):e231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030231.

Abstract

Dobson and colleagues describe how some host species act to reduce the risk of transmission of virulent zoonotic pathogens to humans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biodiversity*
  • Birds / virology
  • Cattle / parasitology
  • Climate
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / prevention & control
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / transmission
  • Humans
  • India
  • Insect Bites and Stings
  • Lyme Disease / prevention & control
  • Lyme Disease / transmission
  • Malaria / prevention & control
  • Malaria / transmission
  • Mice / microbiology
  • Mice / virology
  • Population Density
  • Risk Factors
  • Sciuridae / microbiology
  • Ticks / microbiology
  • Ticks / virology
  • United States
  • West Nile Fever / prevention & control
  • West Nile Fever / transmission
  • Zoonoses