Rodents and Rodent-Borne Diseases: Epidemiology, Ecology, and Public Health
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 949
Special Issue Editors
Interests: parasites; helminths; parasite ecology; rodents; next-generation sequencing; PCR bioinformatics; ecology; animal ecology; data analysis; DNA extraction; ecology and evolution; molecular biology; genetics
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Interests: mosquito-borne pathogens; vector-borne diseases; tick-borne encephalitis virus; Rickettsia spp.; parasitology; voles; Rodentia; small rodents; PCR; reverse transcription; molecular biology; parasitic diseases; tropical diseases; zoonotic diseases; infectious disease; transmission entomology; DNA sequencing; infectious disease epidemiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rodents, the most abundant and diversified mammalian order, pose a significant threat to the health of humans, livestock, and wildlife because they are hosts for a wide range of pathogens and, in some cases, constitute essential reservoir hosts for life-threatening zoonoses.
Considering the intensification of human expansion into the natural environment and the number of infections caused by zoonotic pathogens, predicting disease outbreaks early and quickly is crucial for combatting such infections. The latest WHO guidelines point to an urgent need to develop and target effective preventive measures that require detailed knowledge of the ecology and epizootiology of the host, potential hosts, and zoonotic vectors of pathogens.
Identifying the wild animal species most likely to serve or already serving as reservoirs for zoonoses and the regions where new outbreaks are likely to occur is an essential step towards a preventive approach to minimizing zoonoses’ risks in humans.
We are honored to serve as Guest Editors, and we invite you to share your recent findings through this Animals Special Issue.
Dr. Maciej Grzybek
Dr. Beata Biernat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rodents
- pathogens
- zoonotic viruses
- zoonotic diseases
- parasite ecology
- epidemiology
- public health
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