Convergence Research for Emerging Zoonoses

Benoit Talbot; Manisha A Kulkarni; Robert I Colautti

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2021.03.008

Convergence Research for Emerging Zoonoses

Trends Parasitol. 2021 Jun;37(6):465-467. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.03.008. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Authors

Benoit Talbot¹, Manisha A Kulkarni², Robert I Colautti³

Affiliations

¹ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: benoit.talbot@uottawa.ca.
² School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Biology Department, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

PMID: 33858779
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.03.008

Abstract

Global emergence of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases presents a rapidly growing 'wicked' problem. We outline the need for a transdisciplinary research program that is grounded in ecological and evolutionary theory but integrates fundamentally with research perspectives spanning the health, social, and natural sciences.

Keywords: Lyme borreliosis; consilience; disease ecology; emerging disciplines; transdisciplinary research.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control*
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission*
Lyme Disease / microbiology
Lyme Disease / transmission
Research / trends*
Vector Borne Diseases / microbiology
Vector Borne Diseases / transmission
Zoonoses / microbiology*
Zoonoses / parasitology
Zoonoses / transmission
Zoonoses / virology