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The role of forest fragmentation in yellow fever virus dispersal.
Wilk-da-Silva, Ramon; Prist, Paula Ribeiro; Medeiros-Sousa, Antônio Ralph; Laporta, Gabriel Zorello; Mucci, Luis Filipe; Marrelli, Mauro Toledo.
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  • Wilk-da-Silva R; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar 470, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Prist PR; EcoHealth Alliance, 520 Eighth Avenue, Ste. 1200, New York, NY 10018, USA.
  • Medeiros-Sousa AR; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 715, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Laporta GZ; Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation Center, FMABC University Center, ABC Foundation, Av. Laure Gomes, 2000 Santo André, SP, Brazil.
  • Mucci LF; Institute Pasteur, São Paulo State Department of Health, PA. Cal. Victorian 23, Taubaté, SP, Brazil.
  • Marrelli MT; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar 470, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 715, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mmarelli@usp.br.
Acta Trop ; 245: 106983, 2023 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37419378
The intense process of deforestation in tropical forests poses serious challenges for the survival of biodiversity, as well as for the human species itself. This scenario is supported by the increase in the incidence of epidemics of zoonotic origin observed over the last few decades. In the specific case of sylvatic yellow fever (YF), it has already been shown that an increase in the transmission risk of the causative agent (yellow fever virus - YFV) is associated with areas with a high degree of forest fragmentation, which can facilitate the spread of the virus. In this study we tested the hypothesis that areas with more fragmented landscapes and a higher edge density (ED) but a high degree of connectivity between forest patches favor YFV spread. To this end, we used YF epizootics in non-human primates (NHPs) in the state of São Paulo to build direct networks, and used a multi-selection approach to analyze which landscape features could facilitate YFV spread. Our results showed that municipalities with the potential to spread the virus exhibited a higher amount of forest edge. Additionally, the models with greater empirical support showed a strong association between forest edge density and the risk of occurrence of epizootic diseases, as well as the need for a minimum threshold of native vegetation cover to restrict their transmission. These findings corroborate our hypothesis that more fragmented landscapes with a higher degree of connectivity favor the spread of YFV, while landscapes with fewer connections tend to act as dead zones for the circulation of the virus.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Febre Amarela / Vírus da Febre Amarela Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Acta Trop Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Febre Amarela / Vírus da Febre Amarela Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Acta Trop Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda