The Movement of Pathogen Carrying Flies at the Human–Wildlife Interface

Flies form high-density associations with human settlements and groups of nonhuman primates and are implicated in transmitting pathogens. We investigate the movement of nonhuman primate-associated flies across landscapes surrounding Kibale National Park, Uganda, using a mark–recapture experiment. Flies were marked in nine nonhuman primate groups at the forest edge (x̄ = 929 flies per group), and we then attempted to recapture them in more anthropized areas (50 m, 200 m and 500 m from where marked; 2–21 days after marking). Flies marked in nonhuman primate groups were recaptured in human areas (19/28,615 recaptured). Metabarcoding of the flies in nonhuman primate groups revealed the DNA of multiple eukaryotic primate parasites. Taken together, these results demonstrate the potential of flies to serve as vectors between nonhuman primates, livestock and humans at this biodiverse interface.

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Author:	Mueena Jahan, Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, Colin A. Chapman, Urs Kalbitzer, Fabian H. Leendertz, Patrick A. Omeja, Dipto Sarkar, Markus Ulrich, Jan F. Gogarten
URN:	urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-108106
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01621-8
ISSN:	1612-9210
Parent Title (English):	EcoHealth
Publisher:	Springer Nature
Place of publication:	Berlin
Document Type:	Article
Language:	English
Date of Publication (online):	2023/01/11
Date of first Publication:	2022/12/01
Release Date:	2024/03/05
Tag:	Disease vector; disease emergence; disease risk; nonhuman primates
Volume:	19
Issue:	4
First Page:	450
Last Page:	457
Faculties:	Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Zoologisches Institut und Museum
Collections:	weitere DFG-förderfähige Artikel
Licence (German):	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 International

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