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Can Protected Areas Mitigate Lyme Disease Risk in Fennoscandia?

Author: Julien Terraube

Published in: EcoHealth | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

This Forum article synthesizes the current evidence on the links between predator-prey interactions, protected areas and spatial variations in Lyme disease risk in Fennoscandia. I suggest key research directions to better understand the role of protected areas in promoting the persistence of diverse predator guilds. Conserving predators could help reducing host populations and Lyme disease risk in northern Europe. There is an urgent need to find possible win-win solutions for biodiversity conservation and human health in ecosystems facing rapid global environmental change.

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Title: Can Protected Areas Mitigate Lyme Disease Risk in Fennoscandia?
Author: Julien Terraube
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Tick
Lyme Disease
Tick
Published in: EcoHealth / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Electronic ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-019-01408-4

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