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Land-Use Change and Emerging Infectious Disease on an Island Continent

Date

Authors

McFarlane, Rosemary

McMichael, Anthony

Sleigh, Adrian

Publisher

MDPI Publishing

Abstract

A more rigorous and nuanced understanding of land-use change (LUC) as a driver of emerging infectious disease (EID) is required. Here we examine post hunter-gatherer LUC as a driver of infectious disease in one biogeographical region with a compressed and

Keywords

Keywords: biogeography; infectious disease; land use change; livestock; vegetation dynamics; wildlife management; agriculture; animal disease; Australia; avian influenza; Buruli ulcer; chytridiomycosis; communicable disease; controlled study; cryptococcosis; dengue Australia; Emerging infectious disease; Environment; Land-use; Livestock; Vector; Wildlife; Zoonoses

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18762

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.3390/ijerph1007269

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