A5076108057- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Bartonella species infections research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
2022-2025
Utrecht University
2022-2025
Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) can be a severe neurological disease. Identifying ecological factors that may facilitate tick-borne virus (TBEV) circulation in the Netherlands could improve awareness and detection. Aim We aimed to identify affecting TBEV determine if there is sustained spread of virus. Methods Between June September 2021, rodents ticks from three previously TBEV-positive locations were tested for by PCR. sequenced compared sequences with previous subsequent other...
Information on pathogens, including zoonotic agents, in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) the Netherlands is lacking. In this paper, we provide an overview of most common pathogens found Netherlands. Specifically, assessed whether land use and climatic factors influence occurrence a frequently detected pathogen hares, that is, Yersinia spp., determined there are changes between periods 1966-77 2009-21. Postmortem examinations were available for 513 from 2009 to 2021 757 1966 1977....
The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence nine vector-borne pathogens or pathogen genera in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) Netherlands, and identify which host variables predict presence deer. examined were four factors 'age category', 'sex', 'nutritional condition' 'health status', as well 'roe density'. From December 2009 September 2010, blood samples 461 collected analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for genetic material from Anaplasma phagocytophilum,...
The tick Ixodes ricinus parasitizes a wide range of vertebrates. These hosts vary in the relative contribution to feeding different life stages, and their interplay is pivotal transmission dynamics tick-borne pathogens. We aimed know if there phylogenetic signal propagation I. ricinus, independently other traits, as well amplification Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) larvae. used compilation 1127 published field surveys Europe, providing data for 96,586 hosts, resulting 265,124 larvae, 72,080...
Abstract Background In September 2014, there was sudden upsurge in the number of Eurasian red squirrels ( Sciurus vulgaris ) found dead Netherlands. High infection levels with parasite Toxoplasma gondii were demonstrated, but it unclear what had caused this increase cases fatal toxoplasmosis. present study, we aimed to gain more knowledge on pathology and prevalence T. infections Netherlands, genotypes present, determinants spatiotemporal variability these infections. The presence closely...
BackgroundTo be better prepared for emerging wildlife-borne zoonoses, we need to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance.AimThe aim of this study was create a topical overview zoonotic pathogens in species identify knowledge gaps and opportunities improvement surveillance.MethodsWe created database, which is based on systematic literature review Embase focused 10 common urban mammals Europe, namely brown rats, house mice, wood voles, red squirrels, European rabbits, hedgehogs, moles, stone...
Muridae such as rats and mice are important hosts of (zoonotic) pathogens in urbanized environments. Controlling their population size is an component public health policies to reduce human disease risk. Recent studies suggest that rodent populations may increase due urban greening, but this could also be counteracted by domestic cats wild predators inhabit greenspaces. Here, we assessed how the presence brown (Rattus norvegicus) (i.e., house mouse (Mus musculus), wood (Apodemus sylvaticus),...
Climate change is one of the drivers wildlife-borne disease emergence, as it can affect species abundance and fitness, host immunocompetence, interactions with pathogens. To detect emerging diseases, countries may implement general wildlife-disease surveillance systems. Such exists in Netherlands. However, unclear how well covers vulnerable to climate consequently emergence these species. Therefore, we performed a trait-based vulnerability assessment (TVA) quantify for 59 Dutch terrestrial...