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Review
. 2013 Nov;43(12-13):1079-88.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.06.007. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: One Health, spillover and human activity

R C Andrew Thompson  1
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Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: One Health, spillover and human activity

R C Andrew Thompson. Int J Parasitol. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

This review examines parasite zoonoses and wildlife in the context of the One Health triad that encompasses humans, domestic animals, wildlife and the changing ecosystems in which they live. Human (anthropogenic) activities influence the flow of all parasite infections within the One Health triad and the nature and impact of resulting spillover events are examined. Examples of spillover from wildlife to humans and/or domestic animals, and vice versa, are discussed, as well as emerging issues, particularly the need for parasite surveillance of wildlife populations. Emphasis is given to Trypanosoma cruzi and related species in Australian wildlife, Trichinella, Echinococcus, Giardia, Baylisascaris, Toxoplasma and Leishmania.

Keywords: Echinococcus spp.; Giardia; One health; Spillover; Toxoplasma; Trichinella; Trypanosoma spp.; Zoonoses.

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The ‘One Health’ triad, encompassing the collaborative goals of providing optimal health for people, animals (domestic and wild) and the environment by considering interactions between all three systems.
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Illustration of the possible flow of parasite transmission between humans, domestic animals and wildlife in different host ecosystems.
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