Author:Okanga, Sharon; Cumming, Graeme; Hockey, PhillipDate:2013BACKGROUND:The close relationship between vector-borne diseases and their environment is well documented, especially for diseases with water-dependent vectors such as avian malaria. Mosquitoes are the primary vectors of avian malaria and also ...Read morecb
Author:Okanga, Sharon; Cumming, Graeme S; Hockey, Philip A R; Nupen, Lisa; Peters, Jeffrey LDate:2014Host and pathogen ecology are often closely linked, with evolutionary processes often leading to the development of host specificity traits in some pathogens. Host specificity may range from ‘generalist’, where pathogens infect any available ...Read morecb