The Science of the total environmentAnimalsIntroduced SpeciesRatsInflammationZoonoses
Anthropogenic disturbance on island ecosystems promotes inflammation and zoonotic pathogens among invasive rats.
M Seguel, F Moeggenberg, N Arakawa, H Pavés, S Balaji, G Maboni, A Müller, N L Gottdenker
Published: 202610.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181089
Abstract
Invasive species and landscape disturbance are major drivers of emerging infectious diseases, particularly in island ecosystems where native wildlife evolved in ecological isolation. However, the mechanisms linking anthropogenic disturbance, host imm…
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