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- We propose that a reservoir be defined as one or more epidemiologically connected populations or environments in which the pathogen can be permanently maintained and from which infection is transmitted to the defined target population. Populations in a reservoir may be the same or a different species as the target and may include vector species.
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We propose that a reservoir be defined as one or more epidemiologically connected populations or environments in which the pathogen can be permanently maintained and from which infection is transmitted to the defined target population.
- Daniel T. Haydon, Sarah Cleaveland, Louise H. Taylor, M. Karen Laurenson
- 10.3201/eid0812.010317
- 2002
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Dec; 8(12): 1468-1473.
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Jul 22, 2022 · Identify important disease vectors. Explain the prevalence of nosocomial infections. Understanding how infectious pathogens spread is critical to preventing infectious disease. Many pathogens require a living host to survive, while others may be able to persist in a dormant state outside of a living host.
- Identifying Reservoirs of Infection: A Conceptual and Practical Challenge
- Proposed Framework
- Control of Infection
- Practical Indicators To Identify Reservoirs
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Daniel T. Haydon,* Sarah Cleaveland,*Louise H. Taylor,* and M. Karen Laurenson* Many infectious agents, especially those that cause emerging diseases, infect more than one host spe-cies. Managing reservoirs of multihost pathogens often plays a crucial role in effective disease control. However, reservoirs remain variously and loosely defined. We pr...
We propose the following approach, which can be applied to any disease system, for understanding the role of potentially relevant reservoirs in that system. Figure 1 illustrates how this framework might be applied to various systems. Suggested Terminology The target population is the population of concern or inter-est to us. All other potentially s...
Practical disease control requires answers to two ques-tions: 1) Can an acceptable level of control be accomplished without consideration of a reservoir? 2) If not, what popula-tions constitute the reservoir? Given a target-reservoir system, policies to manage infection may contain elements of three broadly different tactics: 1) target control: dir...
Newly emerging diseases usually originate from reservoirs of infection in other host species. When such diseases first appear, only rapid, accurate identification of the reservoir will enable appraisal of the full range of disease-control options. Ring-fencing is clearly impractical when no knowledge of the reservoir populations exists, but other s...
We have a poorer understanding of the epidemiology of multihost pathogens than simpler single-host systems. This dearth of understanding is a particular problem with emerging diseases, since most emerging human, domestic animal, and wildlife diseases infect multiple hosts. Reservoirs must be defined with reference to particular target populations. ...
We thank Paul Coleman, Scott McEwen, Eric Fevre, Mark Wool-house, and three anonymous referees for commenting on versions of this manuscript, the rest of the epidemiology group at the Center for Tropical Veterinary Medicine for valuable discussions during its ges-tation, and Kevin Bown, whose thesis sparked the question. Dan Haydon, Louise Taylor, ...
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Oct 24, 2016 · Central to these interventions are surveillance activities that routinely identify disease agents within reservoirs. When humans are the reservoir, or source, of an infectious agent, early and rapid diagnosis and treatment are key to decreasing the duration of infection and risk of transmission.
- Jean Maguire van Seventer, Natasha S. Hochberg
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00516-6
- 2017
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Sep 6, 2017 · A conceptual framework for understanding a reservoir of infection has been established through various studies that have emphasized different aspects of zoonotic diseases. 1, 2, 3, 4 However, empirical characterization of reservoirs often remains controversial and challenging.
- Luisa K Hallmaier-Wacker, Vincent J Munster, Sascha Knauf
- 10.1038/emi.2017.65
- 2017
- Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017 Sep; 6(9): e79.
Jan 1, 2003 · We discuss the practical value of different approaches that may be used to identify reservoirs in the field. Examples of simple and more complex target-reservoir systems.
Nov 4, 2014 · Assembling evidence for identifying reservoirs of infection. November 4, 2014. Many pathogens persist in multihost systems, making the identification of infection reservoirs crucial for devising effective interventions.
