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Are disease reservoirs special? Taxonomic and life history characteristics

Pathogens that spill over between species cause a significant human and animal health burden. Here, we describe characteristics of animal reservoirs that are required for pathogen spillover. We assembled and analyzed a database of 330 disease systems in which a pathogen spills over from a reservoir...

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Autores principales: Plourde, Benjamin T., Burgess, Tristan L., Eskew, Evan A., Roth, Tara M., Stephenson, Nicole, Foley, Janet E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28704402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180716