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The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms. / Athni, Tejas; Shocket, Marta; Couper, Lisa et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 24, No. 4, 30.04.2021, p. 826-846.

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Athni, T, Shocket, M, Couper, L, Nova, N, Caldwell, IR, Caldwell, JM, Childress, JN, Childs, M, Leo, GD, Kirk, D, MacDonald, AJ, Olivarius, K, Pickel, DG, Roberts, SO, Winokur, OC, Young, HS, Cheng, J, Grant, EA, Kurzner, PM, Kyaw, S, Lin, BJ, Lopez, RC, Massihpour, DS, Olsen, EC, Roache, M, Ruiz, A, Schultz, EA, Shafat, M, Spencer, RL, Bharti, N & Mordecai, E 2021, 'The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms', Ecology Letters, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 826-846. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13675

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Athni, T., Shocket, M., Couper, L., Nova, N., Caldwell, I. R., Caldwell, J. M., Childress, J. N., Childs, M., Leo, G. D., Kirk, D., MacDonald, A. J., Olivarius, K., Pickel, D. G., Roberts, S. O., Winokur, O. C., Young, H. S., Cheng, J., Grant, E. A., Kurzner, P. M., ... Mordecai, E. (2021). The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms. Ecology Letters, 24(4), 826-846. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13675

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Athni T, Shocket M, Couper L, Nova N, Caldwell IR, Caldwell JM et al. The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms. Ecology Letters. 2021 Apr 30;24(4):826-846. Epub 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1111/ele.13675

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Athni, Tejas ; Shocket, Marta ; Couper, Lisa et al. / The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms. In: Ecology Letters. 2021 ; Vol. 24, No. 4. pp. 826-846.

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title = "The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms",
abstract = "Vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) are embedded within complex socio‐ecological systems. While research has traditionally focused on the direct effects of VBDs on human morbidity and mortality, it is increasingly clear that their impacts are much more pervasive. VBDs are dynamically linked to feedbacks between environmental conditions, vector ecology, disease burden, and societal responses that drive transmission. As a result, VBDs have had profound influence on human history. Mechanisms include: (1) killing or debilitating large numbers of people, with demographic and population‐level impacts; (2) differentially affecting populations based on prior history of disease exposure, immunity, and resistance; (3) being weaponised to promote or justify hierarchies of power, colonialism, racism, classism and sexism; (4) catalysing changes in ideas, institutions, infrastructure, technologies and social practices in efforts to control disease outbreaks; and (5) changing human relationships with the land and environment. We use historical and archaeological evidence interpreted through an ecological lens to illustrate how VBDs have shaped society and culture, focusing on case studies from four pertinent VBDs: plague, malaria, yellow fever and trypanosomiasis. By comparing across diseases, time periods and geographies, we highlight the enormous scope and variety of mechanisms by which VBDs have influenced human history.",
author = "Tejas Athni and Marta Shocket and Lisa Couper and Nicole Nova and Caldwell, {Iain R.} and Caldwell, {Jamie M.} and Childress, {Jasmine N.} and Marissa Childs and Leo, {Giulio De} and Devin Kirk and MacDonald, {Andrew J.} and Kathryn Olivarius and Pickel, {David G.} and Roberts, {Steven O.} and Winokur, {Olivia C.} and Young, {Hillary S.} and Julian Cheng and Grant, {Elizabeth A.} and Kurzner, {Patrick M.} and Saw Kyaw and Lin, {Bradford J.} and Lopez, {Ricardo C.} and Massihpour, {Diba S.} and Olsen, {Erica C.} and Maggie Roache and Angie Ruiz and Schultz, {Emily A.} and Muskan Shafat and Spencer, {Rebecca L.} and Nita Bharti and Erin Mordecai",
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T1 - The influence of vector‐borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms

AU - Athni, Tejas

AU - Shocket, Marta

AU - Couper, Lisa

AU - Nova, Nicole

AU - Caldwell, Iain R.

AU - Caldwell, Jamie M.

AU - Childress, Jasmine N.

AU - Childs, Marissa

AU - Leo, Giulio De

AU - Kirk, Devin

AU - MacDonald, Andrew J.

AU - Olivarius, Kathryn

AU - Pickel, David G.

AU - Roberts, Steven O.

AU - Winokur, Olivia C.

AU - Young, Hillary S.

AU - Cheng, Julian

AU - Grant, Elizabeth A.

AU - Kurzner, Patrick M.

AU - Kyaw, Saw

AU - Lin, Bradford J.

AU - Lopez, Ricardo C.

AU - Massihpour, Diba S.

AU - Olsen, Erica C.

AU - Roache, Maggie

AU - Ruiz, Angie

AU - Schultz, Emily A.

AU - Shafat, Muskan

AU - Spencer, Rebecca L.

AU - Bharti, Nita

AU - Mordecai, Erin

PY - 2021/4/30

Y1 - 2021/4/30

N2 - Vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) are embedded within complex socio‐ecological systems. While research has traditionally focused on the direct effects of VBDs on human morbidity and mortality, it is increasingly clear that their impacts are much more pervasive. VBDs are dynamically linked to feedbacks between environmental conditions, vector ecology, disease burden, and societal responses that drive transmission. As a result, VBDs have had profound influence on human history. Mechanisms include: (1) killing or debilitating large numbers of people, with demographic and population‐level impacts; (2) differentially affecting populations based on prior history of disease exposure, immunity, and resistance; (3) being weaponised to promote or justify hierarchies of power, colonialism, racism, classism and sexism; (4) catalysing changes in ideas, institutions, infrastructure, technologies and social practices in efforts to control disease outbreaks; and (5) changing human relationships with the land and environment. We use historical and archaeological evidence interpreted through an ecological lens to illustrate how VBDs have shaped society and culture, focusing on case studies from four pertinent VBDs: plague, malaria, yellow fever and trypanosomiasis. By comparing across diseases, time periods and geographies, we highlight the enormous scope and variety of mechanisms by which VBDs have influenced human history.

AB - Vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) are embedded within complex socio‐ecological systems. While research has traditionally focused on the direct effects of VBDs on human morbidity and mortality, it is increasingly clear that their impacts are much more pervasive. VBDs are dynamically linked to feedbacks between environmental conditions, vector ecology, disease burden, and societal responses that drive transmission. As a result, VBDs have had profound influence on human history. Mechanisms include: (1) killing or debilitating large numbers of people, with demographic and population‐level impacts; (2) differentially affecting populations based on prior history of disease exposure, immunity, and resistance; (3) being weaponised to promote or justify hierarchies of power, colonialism, racism, classism and sexism; (4) catalysing changes in ideas, institutions, infrastructure, technologies and social practices in efforts to control disease outbreaks; and (5) changing human relationships with the land and environment. We use historical and archaeological evidence interpreted through an ecological lens to illustrate how VBDs have shaped society and culture, focusing on case studies from four pertinent VBDs: plague, malaria, yellow fever and trypanosomiasis. By comparing across diseases, time periods and geographies, we highlight the enormous scope and variety of mechanisms by which VBDs have influenced human history.

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DO - 10.1111/ele.13675

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VL - 24

SP - 826

EP - 846

JO - Ecology Letters

JF - Ecology Letters

SN - 1461-023X

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