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000000186 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4Z899CB
000000186 037__ $$aETD
000000186 245__ $$aCharacterizing environmental factors influencing zoonotic disease reservoirs using meta-parasite prevalence
000000186 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000000186 269__ $$a2007
000000186 336__ $$aThesis
000000186 502__ $$bM.S.
000000186 520__ $$aIn urban parks around Portland, Oregon, deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) exhibit notable prevalence of the zoonotic Sin Nombre virus (SNV), previously shown to decline with increased biodiversity. This study examined whether similar environmental patterns affect a second disease system—gastrointestinal meta-parasites—using 257 preserved specimens from the same populations. Results showed an inverse relationship between biodiversity and meta-parasite prevalence, while host and small mammal population densities were not significant predictors. Mass was also associated with infection risk. Findings suggest biodiversity is a consistent, though context-dependent, factor influencing wildlife disease dynamics across transmission strategies.
000000186 540__ $$fCC BY
000000186 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner
000000186 650__ $$aDisease Reservoirs$$017934
000000186 650__ $$aZoonoses$$028094
000000186 650__ $$aHantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome$$031108
000000186 650__ $$aBiodiversity$$035539
000000186 650__ $$aSin Nombre virus$$033568
000000186 650__ $$aPopulation Dynamics$$024438
000000186 650__ $$aAnimals, Wild$$014786
000000186 650__ $$aHantavirus Infections$$031085
000000186 650__ $$aParasites$$023589
000000186 650__ $$aPeromyscus$$023853
000000186 651__ $$aOregon--Portland Metropolitan Area$$044281
000000186 651__ $$aOregon--Portland$$041692
000000186 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369
000000186 692__ $$aDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine$$041444
000000186 7001_ $$aMills, Cynthia$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000000186 7201_ $$aGardner, Scott$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eMentor
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000000186 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations