The population ecology of infectious diseases: pertussis in Thailand as a case study

Many of the fundamental concepts in studying infectious diseases are rooted in population ecology. We describe the importance of population ecology in exploring central issues in infectious disease research including identifying the drivers and dynamics of host-pathogen interactions and pathogen per...

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Published inParasitology Vol. 139; no. 14; pp. 1888 - 1898
Main Authors BLACKWOOD, J. C., CUMMINGS, D. A. T., BROUTIN, H., IAMSIRITHAWORN, S., ROHANI, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2012
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Case studies
Ecology
Health policy
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Incidence
Infectious diseases
Pathogens
Population ecology
Public health
Respiratory diseases
Seasons
Thailand - epidemiology
Time Factors
Vaccination
Whooping Cough - epidemiology
Whooping Cough - microbiology
Whooping Cough - prevention & control
Whooping Cough - transmission
Thailand
Population ecology
persistence
pertussis
spatio-temporal dynamics
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Summary:Many of the fundamental concepts in studying infectious diseases are rooted in population ecology. We describe the importance of population ecology in exploring central issues in infectious disease research including identifying the drivers and dynamics of host-pathogen interactions and pathogen persistence, and evaluating the success of public health policies. The use of ecological concepts in infectious disease research is demonstrated with simple theoretical examples in addition to an analysis of case notification data of pertussis, a childhood respiratory disease, in Thailand as a case study. We stress that further integration of these fields will have significant impacts in infectious diseases research.
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ISSN:0031-1820
1469-8161
DOI:10.1017/S0031182012000431