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Reilly N Brennan¹, Sally L Paulson¹, Luis E Escobar^2,3,4,5

¹Department of Entomology Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA.

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This study reveals how rodent interactions, tracked by shared parasites, predict hantavirus spread. Understanding these ecological networks helps identify new hosts and prevent zoonotic disease emergence.

Keywords:

ectoparasites hantavirus network rodent spillover wildlife zoonotic

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Epidemiology
Parasitology

Background:

Pathogen spillover from animals to humans can lead to disease emergence.
Identifying factors driving zoonotic transmission is crucial for predicting and preventing outbreaks.
Hantavirus is a significant zoonotic pathogen with potential for epidemic spread.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate ecological and biogeographic factors influencing pathogen spillover.
To determine the role of generalist and specialist hosts in zoonotic transmission cycles.
To predict novel hosts of hantavirus using a rodent-ectoparasite network model.

Main Methods:

Assessed rodent-ectoparasite associations as a proxy for ecological interactions.
Utilized geographic range and phylogenetic relatedness to model host relationships.
Constructed a network model based on shared ectoparasite species among 50 rodent species.

Main Results:

Geographic proximity and phylogenetic relatedness predicted shared ectoparasite species between rodents.
The network model successfully identified seven known hantavirus hosts.
Five novel rodent species were predicted as potential, unrecognized hantavirus hosts in South America.

Conclusions:

Ectoparasite data, geographic range, and phylogenetic relatedness can predict novel zoonotic pathogen hosts.
Network modeling of host-parasite interactions informs understanding of pathogen transmission.
Findings guide epidemiological surveillance to mitigate hantavirus spillover risk to humans.