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TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
卷 37, 期 12, 页码 1096-1110出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.08.006
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- NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program [DEB 1717282]
The order Carnivora includes a wide range of species living in various major biomes. The high diversity of carnivore parasites may pose a risk for emerging diseases in humans. Research suggests that the transmission of zoonotic parasites within carnivores is influenced by the diverse traits of host species in behavior, physiology, and ecology.
The order Carnivora includes over 300 species that vary many orders of magnitude in size and inhabit all major biomes, from tropical rainforests to polar seas. The high diversity of carnivore parasites represents a source of potential emerging diseases of humans. Zoonotic risk from this group may be driven in part by exceptionally high functional diversity of host species in behavioral, physiological, and ecological traits. We review global macroecological patterns of zoonotic parasites within carnivores, and explore the traits of species that serve as hosts of zoonotic parasites. We synthesize theoretical and empirical research and suggest future work on the roles of carnivores as biotic multipliers, regulators, and sentinels of zoonotic disease as timely research frontiers.
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