What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol
Abstract Background Many infectious pathogens can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa, or by animals (especially arthropods) to humans. Such diseases are called zoonotic and/or vector-borne diseases. To control or prevent them, it is often recommended to target population reduction...
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doaj-991bd29f79924af68b55bb470aacaa012020-11-25T01:57:16ZengBMCEnvironmental Evidence2047-23822019-01-018111110.1186/s13750-019-0147-5What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocolLéa Lugassy0Ludivine Amdouni-Boursier1Haoues Alout2Romuald Berrebi3Christophe Boëte4Franck Boué5Nathalie Boulanger6Jean-François Cosson7Thierry Durand8Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky9Sylvain Larrat10Marie Moinet11Catherine Moulia12Nonito Pagès13Olivier Plantard14Vincent Robert15Barbara Livoreil16Fondation pour la Recherche sur la BiodiversitéFondation pour la Recherche sur la BiodiversitéUMR ASTRE, INRA-CIRADAgence Française pour la BiodiversitéISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRDLaboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy, ANSESEA7290, Université de StrasbourgUMR BIPAR, INRA-ANSES-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort-Université Paris-EstParc National des EcrinsUMR ASTRE, INRA-CIRADEVAAS, VetAgro SupmEpiLab, Massey UniversityISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRDUMR ASTRE, INRA-CIRADBIOEPAR, INRA, ONIRISMIVEGEC, IRD-CNRS-Université de MontpellierFondation pour la Recherche sur la BiodiversitéAbstract Background Many infectious pathogens can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa, or by animals (especially arthropods) to humans. Such diseases are called zoonotic and/or vector-borne diseases. To control or prevent them, it is often recommended to target population reduction of host or vector species, through preventive culling or insecticide use for example. But these types of destructive interventions have shown several limits altering their efficiency, including acquired resistance of arthropods to insecticides, unpredicted change in the ecology of host populations, unexpected negative functional consequences on ecosystems, as well as economic embrittlement when livestock is concerned. An alternative pathway of action would be to rely on the functioning of ecosystems, and on their careful management, to regulate diseases and thus reduce their impact on human health. In this perspective, a thorough evaluation of the conditions that can potentially promote such a positive regulation of infectious pathogens by ecosystems, and their efficiency, is needed. Here, we present the protocol of a systematic review that will evaluate the scientific evidence existing on potential links between ecosystem components or functions and 14 vector-borne and zoonotic diseases impacting human health. Methods We will search for studies that tested the effect of changes in (i) biological communities, and (ii) habitats and landscapes, on diseases. Scientific literature from 5 publication databases will be screened in a 3-rounds process: title, abstract and full-text screening. At each stage, articles will be either rejected or kept for the next round, depending on whether they fall in the exclusion or inclusion criteria. We will present results in two parts: a systematic map and a systematic review. The systematic map will present, for the 14 diseases, the number of publications, their geographical distribution, the type of ecosystem component/function they studied, as well as the host(s) in which epidemiological measurements have been performed. From this systematic map, we will identify groups of articles that allow for critical appraisal, i.e. groups of articles that studied the effect of the same ecosystem component/function on the same disease. Only those articles will be included in the systematic review. The validity of these articles will be assessed by critical appraisal and presented as a narrative synthesis with confidence levels.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13750-019-0147-5Ecological functionLandscapeDilution effectRegulationOne healthEcological control |
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Léa Lugassy Ludivine Amdouni-Boursier Haoues Alout Romuald Berrebi Christophe Boëte Franck Boué Nathalie Boulanger Jean-François Cosson Thierry Durand Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky Sylvain Larrat Marie Moinet Catherine Moulia Nonito Pagès Olivier Plantard Vincent Robert Barbara Livoreil |
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Léa Lugassy Ludivine Amdouni-Boursier Haoues Alout Romuald Berrebi Christophe Boëte Franck Boué Nathalie Boulanger Jean-François Cosson Thierry Durand Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky Sylvain Larrat Marie Moinet Catherine Moulia Nonito Pagès Olivier Plantard Vincent Robert Barbara Livoreil What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol Environmental Evidence Ecological function Landscape Dilution effect Regulation One health Ecological control |
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Léa Lugassy Ludivine Amdouni-Boursier Haoues Alout Romuald Berrebi Christophe Boëte Franck Boué Nathalie Boulanger Jean-François Cosson Thierry Durand Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky Sylvain Larrat Marie Moinet Catherine Moulia Nonito Pagès Olivier Plantard Vincent Robert Barbara Livoreil |
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What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol |
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What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol |
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What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol |
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What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol |
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What is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? A systematic review protocol |
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what is the evidence that ecosystem components or functions have an impact on infectious diseases? a systematic review protocol |
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Environmental Evidence |
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Abstract Background Many infectious pathogens can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa, or by animals (especially arthropods) to humans. Such diseases are called zoonotic and/or vector-borne diseases. To control or prevent them, it is often recommended to target population reduction of host or vector species, through preventive culling or insecticide use for example. But these types of destructive interventions have shown several limits altering their efficiency, including acquired resistance of arthropods to insecticides, unpredicted change in the ecology of host populations, unexpected negative functional consequences on ecosystems, as well as economic embrittlement when livestock is concerned. An alternative pathway of action would be to rely on the functioning of ecosystems, and on their careful management, to regulate diseases and thus reduce their impact on human health. In this perspective, a thorough evaluation of the conditions that can potentially promote such a positive regulation of infectious pathogens by ecosystems, and their efficiency, is needed. Here, we present the protocol of a systematic review that will evaluate the scientific evidence existing on potential links between ecosystem components or functions and 14 vector-borne and zoonotic diseases impacting human health. Methods We will search for studies that tested the effect of changes in (i) biological communities, and (ii) habitats and landscapes, on diseases. Scientific literature from 5 publication databases will be screened in a 3-rounds process: title, abstract and full-text screening. At each stage, articles will be either rejected or kept for the next round, depending on whether they fall in the exclusion or inclusion criteria. We will present results in two parts: a systematic map and a systematic review. The systematic map will present, for the 14 diseases, the number of publications, their geographical distribution, the type of ecosystem component/function they studied, as well as the host(s) in which epidemiological measurements have been performed. From this systematic map, we will identify groups of articles that allow for critical appraisal, i.e. groups of articles that studied the effect of the same ecosystem component/function on the same disease. Only those articles will be included in the systematic review. The validity of these articles will be assessed by critical appraisal and presented as a narrative synthesis with confidence levels. |
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Ecological function Landscape Dilution effect Regulation One health Ecological control |
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