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Predicting impacts of anthropogenic disturbance and biodiversity loss on emerging infectious diseases

 Coordinatore BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY 

 Organization address address: Fern Barrow
city: "POOLE,DORSET"
postcode: BH12 5BB

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Robert
Cognome: Britton
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1202 965384

 Nazionalità Coordinatore United Kingdom [UK]
 Totale costo 209˙033 €
 EC contributo 209˙033 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
 Funding Scheme MC-IEF
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-04-01   -   2014-03-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: Fern Barrow
city: "POOLE,DORSET"
postcode: BH12 5BB

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Robert
Cognome: Britton
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1202 965384

UK ("POOLE,DORSET") coordinator 209˙033.40

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disease    infectious    biodiversity    animal    emergence    quantify    fish    anthropogenic    transmission    communities    ponds    fellowship    virulence    loss    levels    patterns    pressures    pond    substantial    diseases   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Emerging infectious diseases have substantial ecological, socio-economic and human health implications, yet factors determining their emergence and virulence are poorly understood. Recent studies have suggested ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss significantly increase the emergence and prevalence of infectious diseases in animal communities. This is allied to global patterns of biodiversity which show substantial declines in response to anthropogenic pressures such as habitat loss and pollution. Thus, the proposed fellowship will investigate this theory that anthropogenic pressures results in biodiversity loss which then leads to increased disease emergence and transmission in animal communities. The research will utilise freshwater ponds, as these function as transmission foci for disease pathogens, respond quickly to anthropogenic disturbances, and have naturally high levels of biodiversity; disease emergence will be investigated in their fish communities. Objectives are to quantify measures of anthropogenic pressures and their impacts on pond biodiversity; identify how impacted biodiversity influences the emergence, transmission and virulence of infectious diseases in the pond fish community, and quantify the pathological and fitness consequences; and predict the patterns of emergence and transmission of infectious diseases according to current and future anthropogenic pressures. These objectives will be met through three research approaches: a field study conducted on natural ponds under different levels of anthropogenic disturbance; a field experiment using a gradient of fish biodiversity to identify its role in disease emergence; and predictive statistical modelling. The fellowship will provide invaluable research training and professional development of the applicant to support his future career as a European researcher.'

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