Interacting effects of land use and climate on rodent-borne pathogens in central Kenya

摘要: Understanding the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on zoonotic disease risk is both a critical conservation objective and public health priority. Here, we evaluate multiple forms across precipitation gradient abundance pathogen-infected small mammal hosts in multi-host, multi-pathogen system central Kenya. Our results suggest that conversion to cropland wildlife loss alone drive systematic increases rodent-borne pathogen prevalence, but pastoral has no such effects. The are most likely explained by changes total abundance, relative few high-competence species, although vector assemblages may also be involved. Several pathogens responded interactions between type climatic conditions, suggesting potential for synergistic climate change distribution risk. Overall, these indicate can an effective tool reducing some contexts (e.g. alone); however, given strong variation types, taxa environmental use as interventions will need carefully tailored specific human contexts.This article part themed issue 'Conservation, biodiversity infectious disease: scientific evidence policy implications'.