The influence of vector-borne disease on human history: socio-ecological mechanisms

Athni, Tejas S.; Shocket, Marta S.; Couper, Lisa I.; Nova, Nicole; Caldwell, Iain R.; Caldwell, Jamie M.; Childress, Jasmine N.; Childs, Marissa L.; Leo, Giulio De; Kirk, Dudley; MacDonald, Andrew; Olivarius, Kathryn; Pickel, David; Roberts, Steven; Winokur, Olivia C.; Young, Hillary S.; Cheng, Jack Chin Pang; Grant, Elizabeth; Kurzner, Patrick M.; Kyaw, Saw; Lin, Bradford; López, Ricardo Castillo; Massihpour, Diba S.; Olsen, Erica; Roache, Maggie; Ruiz, Angie; Schultz, Emily A.; Shafat, Muskan; Spencer, Rebecca L.; Bharti, Nita; Mordecai, Erin A.

doi:10.22541/au.160518067.78511285/v1

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“…The first two authors independently rated each included study. These articles were rated on a score ranging from 0 -2, depending on whether the criteria were unmentioned or < ¼ met (0), ¼ -¾ met (1), or > ¾ met (2). The following were the critical criteria used in rating the study quality: (a) was the research question clearly stated?…”

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Effects of cattle on vector-borne disease risk to humans: A systematic review

Chakraborty

Gao

Allan

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Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) may be transmitted among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, with cattle in particular serving as an important source of exposure risk to humans. The close associations between humans and cattle can facilitate transmission of numerous VBDs which can impact nations’ public health and economic security. Published studies demonstrate that cattle can influence human exposure risk positively, negatively or have no effect. There is a critical need to synthesize the information in the scientific literature on this subject, in order to illuminate the various ecological mechanisms that can affect the risk of humans contracting VBDs from cattle. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to review the scientific literature, provide a synthesis of the possible effects of cattle on VBD risk to humans, and propose future directions for research. This study was performed according to the PRISMA 2020 extension guidelines for systematic review. After screening 470 peer-reviewed articles published between 1999 – 2019 using the databases Web of Science Core Collection, PubMed Central, CABI Global Health, and Google Scholar, and utilizing forward and backward search techniques, we identified 127 papers that met inclusion criteria. Results of the systematic review indicate that cattle can be beneficial or harmful to human health with respect to VBDs depending on vector and pathogen ecology and livestock management practices. Cattle can increase risk of exposure to infections transmitted by tsetse flies and ticks, followed by sandflies and mosquitoes, through a variety of mechanisms. However, cattle can have a protective effect when the vector prefers to feed on cattle instead of humans and when chemical control measures (e.g., acaricides/insecticides), semio-chemicals, and other integrated vector control measures are utilized in the community. We highlight that further research is needed to determine ways in which these mechanisms may be exploited to reduce VBD risk in humans.

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Effects of cattle on vector-borne disease risk to humans: A systematic review

Chakraborty

Gao

Allan

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“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these vector‐borne diseases account for 17% of infectious diseases, leading to more than 700 000 deaths annually, and it is estimated that 80% of the world's population is at risk of one or more vector‐borne disease (WHO, 2017, 2020). The transmission dynamics of these diseases are determined by many factors, including the interactions among the pathogens, vectors and vertebrate hosts, and are greatly affected by both environmental and socio‐ecological drivers (Athni et al, 2021; Keesing et al, 2010; Shocket et al, 2020). A primary issue in determining the risk of mosquito‐borne diseases is, therefore, knowledge of the distribution of mosquito communities in time and space within their environment context (Chaves et al, 2011; Ferraguti et al, 2016; Jardine et al, 2004; Steiger, Alex, & Laurance, 2016; Zahouli et al, 2017).…”

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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil

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Knowledge on the distribution of mosquito communities over time and across human‐modified landscapes is important in determining the risk for vector‐borne disease. The diversity of mosquitoes along a rainy season and edge effects were evaluated in a riparian forest in the Cerrado biome, Southeastern Brazil. Mosquito communities were sampled with Shannon traps in three distinct habitats (forest interior, forest edge and pasture) throughout an entire rainy season, comprising five sampling months (December 2015 to April 2016). A total of 13 549 mosquitoes belonging to 54 species were sampled. Mosquito species richness and abundance were greater in February, which coincided with the middle of the rainy season and just after the months with greater rainfall. Mosquito species richness did not differ among habitats for any particular month. In February, month when 74% of individuals were recorded, mosquito abundance was lower in the pasture compared with the forest edge and interior, which did not differ statistically from each other. Four of the six most abundant mosquito species (which account for 93.5% of the sampled individuals) had more individuals collected in the forest edge, and 28 species were more abundant at the edge compared with 15 species in the forest interior. Months with high rainfall probably allowed the availability and maintenance of high‐water level in breeding sites leading to a further increase in mosquito populations. While the pasture did not seem to have the ideal abiotic conditions and/or resources (e.g. food and breeding sites) for mosquito species, edge effects appear to favour mosquito populations. Therefore, the risk of mosquito‐borne diseases is expected to be greater in the middle of the rain season at the riparian forest‐pasture edge, when and where a greater number of disease‐vectoring species are present.

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The influence of vector-borne disease on human history: socio-ecological mechanisms

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Effects of cattle on vector-borne disease risk to humans: A systematic review

Effects of cattle on vector-borne disease risk to humans: A systematic review

Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil

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