The landscape epidemiology of echinococcoses

Echinococcosis endemicity is geographically heterogeneous and over time it may be affected by global environmental change. This paper reviewed the most relevant environmental sources of spatial variation in human echinococcosis risk, and described the potential applications of landscape epidemiology to characterise the current patterns of parasite transmission across natural and human-altered landscapes. Image Description: Human-altered landscape in a hyperendemic area for echinococcosis in China.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research