Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new
Parasite requires an understanding of complex transmission systems where individual, population and environmental factors and their interactions can hardly been considered separately. Moreover, the importance of space and time in host population and parasite transmission processes is increasingly re...
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doaj-c855438f164a457e863740b5609f3c412021-02-02T00:38:11ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422008-09-0115346947610.1051/parasite/2008153469parasite2008153p469Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something newGiraudoux P.Raoul F.Pleydell D.Craig P.S.Parasite requires an understanding of complex transmission systems where individual, population and environmental factors and their interactions can hardly been considered separately. Moreover, the importance of space and time in host population and parasite transmission processes is increasingly recognised. The present review illustrates how epidemiology and transmission ecology have evolved in a multidisciplinary framework to a systems approach that includes both spatial and temporal dimensions. Focusing on population processes, three significant challenges are discussed: (i) integration of landscape ecology concepts and modelling across time-space scales, (ii) development of molecular methods that permits easy parasite/host identification and process tracking (e.g. host and parasite movements), and (iii) integration of sociology methods to estimate zoonotic risk and exposure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008153469landscape ecologymolecular epidemiologysociologymultiscale parasite transmission |
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Giraudoux P. Raoul F. Pleydell D. Craig P.S. Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new Parasite landscape ecology molecular epidemiology sociology multiscale parasite transmission |
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Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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Multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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multidisciplinary studies, systems approaches and parasite eco-epidemiology: something old, something new |
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EDP Sciences |
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Parasite |
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1252-607X 1776-1042 |
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2008-09-01 |
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Parasite requires an understanding of complex transmission systems where individual, population and environmental factors and their interactions can hardly been considered separately. Moreover, the importance of space and time in host population and parasite transmission processes is increasingly recognised. The present review illustrates how epidemiology and transmission ecology have evolved in a multidisciplinary framework to a systems approach that includes both spatial and temporal dimensions. Focusing on population processes, three significant challenges are discussed: (i) integration of landscape ecology concepts and modelling across time-space scales, (ii) development of molecular methods that permits easy parasite/host identification and process tracking (e.g. host and parasite movements), and (iii) integration of sociology methods to estimate zoonotic risk and exposure. |
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landscape ecology molecular epidemiology sociology multiscale parasite transmission |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008153469 |
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