CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 524-535.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2022.04.017

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The transimission ecology of the echinococcosis on the Tibetan Plateau

ZUO Qing-qiu1,2(), ZHENG Jia-xin1, WANG Gang1, WANG Xu2, WANG Xiao-ming1,3, WANG Zheng-huan1,4,5,6,*()   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    2. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), Shanghai 200025, China
    3. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai 200127, China
    4. Joint Translational Science & Technology Research Institute, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    5. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration, East China Normal, Shanghai 200241, China
    6. Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, Shanghai 202150, China
  • Received:2021-10-08 Revised:2022-07-12 Online:2022-08-30 Published:2022-09-07
  • Contact: WANG Zheng-huan E-mail:52181300054@stu.ecnu.edu.cn;zhwang@bio.ecnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31071944);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31470488);Foundation of Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(Z202204)

Abstract:

Zoonotic diseases are not only significant risks to humans, but also seriously affect global biodiversity conservation. The eastern Tibetan plateau has the highest echinococcosis prevalence in the world. The complex and stable echinococcosis transmission networks is based on several wild and domestic animal species. In this study, we summarized the epidemiological research advances of echinococcosis in the rural area of the Tibetan plateau. We also discussed the ecological factors and their functional mechanisms for the transmission of echinococcosis including host species community composition and dynamics, host species behaviour ecology, and human disturbance. Based on these discussions, we put forward suggestions for a better integrative strategy for echinococcosis control and the sustainable development of the plateau ecosystem.

Key words: Echinococcosis, Echinococcus, Tibetan Plateau, Host, Wildlife

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