伊利诺伊州人类与白尾鹿之间的互动:一个横截面调查
Ambrielle Pratt1, Tara Prezioso2, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla2,3
1University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA.
EcoHealth
|January 17, 2025
概括
研究人员调查了伊利诺伊州居民与白尾鹿 (WTD) 接触的情况,以了解鹿对人类的病毒传播风险. 猎人和那些在财产上有鹿的人报告了更多的接触,确定了未来预防工作的关键种群.
科学领域:
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 野生动物生物学 野生动物生物学
背景情况:
- SARS-CoV-2 在多种动物中传播,包括美国的白尾鹿 (WTD).
- 有证据表明,SARS-CoV-2可以在WTD和人类之间传播,需要了解接触模式.
- 在WTD和人类之间的传染性接触的频率和性质的特征仍然很差.
研究的目的:
- 评估伊利诺伊州公众与WTD之间的接触频率和类型.
- 为了确定人类群体在WTD接触的风险较高.
- 为传递有针对性的信息和未来关于跨物种疾病传播的研究提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一个横截面的在线调查分布在伊利诺伊州.
- 该调查收集了与WTD接触频率,距离和类型 (活体动物,体液) 的数据.
- 后勤和线性回归分析确定了与WTD接触和风险相关的因素.
主要成果:
- 猎人和在他们的财产上食鹿的个人报告了与WTD接触率显著更高的情况.
- 较大的地块大小和居住在鹿息地比例较高的地区与鹿在财产中的存在增加有关.
- 在从事特定活动和生活在特定环境中的个人中,接触风险更高.
结论:
- 与WTD的接触在狩猎者和那些在财产上遇到鹿的人中更为普遍.
- 识别面临风险的人群对于制定有效的公共卫生干预措施至关重要.
- 这些发现强调了在动物传播疾病监测的背景下,了解人与野生动物相互作用的重要性.
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