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Common ground: The foundation of interdisciplinary research on bat disease emergence
- Source :
- PLoS Biology, PLoS Biology, Vol 18, Iss 11, p e3000947 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2020.
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Abstract
- Human perturbation of natural systems is accelerating the emergence of infectious diseases, mandating integration of disease and ecological research. Bats have been associated with recent zoonoses, but our bibliometric analysis of coauthor relationships identified a separation of bat ecologists and infectious disease researchers with few cross-disciplinary relationships. Of 5,645 papers, true interdisciplinary collaborations occurred primarily in research focused on White Nose Syndrome (WNS). This finding is important because it illustrates how research with outcomes favoring both bat conservation and disease mitigation promotes domain integration and network connectivity. We advocate for increased engagement between ecology and infectious researchers to address such common causes and suggest that efforts focus on leveraging existing activities, building interdisciplinary projects, and networking individuals and networks to integrate domains and coordinate resources. We provide specific opportunities for pursuing these strategies through the Bat One Health Research Network (BOHRN).<br />Limited collaboration between bat ecologists and disease researchers has precluded integrative research on disease emergence. These historical silos are now challenged by the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, which threatens both human and bat health. This Perspective article maintains that interdisciplinary research can be accelerated when disparate domains address common, foundational causes.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
RNA viruses
Knowledge management
Bibliometric analysis
Epidemiology
Coronaviruses
Disease
Disease Vectors
01 natural sciences
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Viral Zoonoses
Animal Diseases
Chiroptera
Pandemic
Bats
Medicine and Health Sciences
Biology (General)
Pathology and laboratory medicine
Conservation Science
Mammals
Ecology
General Neuroscience
Eukaryota
Medical microbiology
Network connectivity
One Health
Veterinary Diseases
Community Ecology
Perspective
Vertebrates
Viruses
SARS CoV 2
Pathogens
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Disease Ecology
Conservation of Natural Resources
SARS coronavirus
QH301-705.5
030106 microbiology
Interdisciplinary Research
Biology
010603 evolutionary biology
Microbiology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
White Nose Syndrome
Animals
Humans
Pandemics
Ecosystem
Disease Reservoirs
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Organisms
Viral pathogens
Common ground
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
White-nose syndrome
Microbial pathogens
Infectious disease (medical specialty)
Amniotes
Veterinary Science
business
Zoology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15457885 and 15449173
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d292e92965c173dfd43f7e5356d666ac