Landscape drives zoonotic malaria prevalence in non-human primates

• Published in: eLife Vol. 12
• Main Authors: Johnson, Emilia, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Reuben, Ruiz Cuenca, Pablo, Byrne, Isabel, Salgado-Lynn, Milena, Suraya Shahar, Zarith, Col Lin, Lee, Zulkifli, Norhadila, Dilaila Mohd Saidi, Nor, Drakeley, Chris, Matthiopoulos, Jason, Nelli, Luca, Fornace, Kimberly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 16.05.2024; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal models; Animals; Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology; Deforestation; disease ecology; Disease transmission; Ecology; Ecosystem; Epidemiology; Epidemiology and Global Health; forest fragmentation; Forests; Geographical variations; Geospatial data; Habitat fragmentation; Habitats; Humans; Infection; Infections; Infectious diseases; Land use; landscape change; macaca fascicularis; Malaria; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - parasitology; Malaria - transmission; Monkeys & apes; Pathogens; Plasmodium knowlesi; Prevalence; Primate Diseases - epidemiology; Primate Diseases - parasitology; Primate Diseases - transmission; Primates; Primates - parasitology; Public health; Remote sensing; Risk factors; Statistical models; Surveys; Tropical diseases; Vectors (Biology); Wildlife; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - epidemiology; Zoonoses - parasitology; Zoonoses - transmission; Asia, Southeastern; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Indonesia; Borneo; Plasmodium knowlesi; global health; epidemiology; ecology; landscape change; disease ecology; forest fragmentation; macaca fascicularis; malaria

Zoonotic disease dynamics in wildlife hosts are rarely quantified at macroecological scales due to the lack of systematic surveys. Non-human primates (NHPs) host a zoonotic malaria of public health concern and the main barrier to malaria elimination in Southeast Asia. Understanding of regional infec...