Zoë R. Barandongo
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View article: Season of death, pathogen persistence and wildlife behaviour alter number of anthrax secondary infections from environmental reservoirs
Season of death, pathogen persistence and wildlife behaviour alter number of anthrax secondary infections from environmental reservoirs Open
An important part of infectious disease management is predicting factors that influence disease outbreaks, such as R , the number of secondary infections arising from an infected individual. Estimating R is particularly challenging for env…
View article: Disease or drought: environmental fluctuations release zebra from a potential pathogen-triggered ecological trap
Disease or drought: environmental fluctuations release zebra from a potential pathogen-triggered ecological trap Open
When a transmission hotspot for an environmentally persistent pathogen establishes in otherwise high-quality habitat, the disease may exert a strong impact on a host population. However, fluctuating environmental conditions lead to heterog…
View article: The roles of environmental variation and parasite survival in virulence–transmission relationships
The roles of environmental variation and parasite survival in virulence–transmission relationships Open
Disease outbreaks are a consequence of interactions among the three components of a host–parasite system: the infectious agent, the host and the environment. While virulence and transmission are widely investigated, most studies of parasit…
View article: DUST-BATHING BEHAVIORS OF AFRICAN HERBIVORES AND THE POTENTIAL RISK OF INHALATIONAL ANTHRAX
DUST-BATHING BEHAVIORS OF AFRICAN HERBIVORES AND THE POTENTIAL RISK OF INHALATIONAL ANTHRAX Open
: Anthrax in herbivorous wildlife and livestock is generally assumed to be transmitted via ingestion or inhalation of Bacillus anthracis spores. Although recent studies have highlighted the importance of the ingestion route for anthrax tra…
View article: Lethal exposure: An integrated approach to pathogen transmission via environmental reservoirs
Lethal exposure: An integrated approach to pathogen transmission via environmental reservoirs Open
To mitigate the effects of zoonotic diseases on human and animal populations, it is critical to understand what factors alter transmission dynamics. Here we assess the risk of exposure to lethal concentrations of the anthrax bacterium, Bac…