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

J. C. Blackwood; D. A T Cummings; H. Broutin; S. Iamsirithaworn; P. Rohani

doi:10.1017/S0031182012000431

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

J. C. Blackwood, D. A T Cummings, H. Broutin, S. Iamsirithaworn, P. Rohani

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1888-1898
Number of pages	11
Journal	Parasitology
Volume	139
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000431
State	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

persistence
pertussis
Population ecology
spatio-temporal dynamics

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Parasitology
Animal Science and Zoology
Infectious Diseases

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