Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013
Abstract Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by hantaviruses. Landscape can influence the risk of hantavirus infection for humans, mainly through its effect on rodent community composition and distribution. It is important to understand how landsc...
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| author | Hong Xiao Xin Tong Ru Huang Lidong Gao Shixiong Hu Yapin Li Hongwei Gao Pai Zheng Huisuo Yang Zheng Y. X. Huang Hua Tan Huaiyu Tian |
| author_facet | Hong Xiao Xin Tong Ru Huang Lidong Gao Shixiong Hu Yapin Li Hongwei Gao Pai Zheng Huisuo Yang Zheng Y. X. Huang Hua Tan Huaiyu Tian |
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| description | Abstract Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by hantaviruses. Landscape can influence the risk of hantavirus infection for humans, mainly through its effect on rodent community composition and distribution. It is important to understand how landscapes influence population dynamics for different rodent species and the subsequent effect on HFRS risk. Methods To determine how rodent community composition influenced human hantavirus infection, we monitored rodent communities in the prefecture-level cities of Loudi and Shaoyang, China, from 2006 to 2013. Land use data were extracted from satellite images and rodent community diversity was analyzed in 45 trapping sites, in different environments. Potential contact matrices, determining how rodent community composition influence HFRS infection among different land use types, were estimated based on rodent community composition and environment type for geo-located HFRS cases. Results Apodemus agrarius and Rattus norvegicus were the predominant species in Loudi and Shaoyang, respectively. The major risk of HFRS infection was concentrated in areas with cultivated land and was associated with A. agrarius, R. norvegicus, and Rattus flavipectus. In urban areas in Shaoyang, Mus musculus was related to risk of hantavirus infection. Conclusions Landscape features and rodent community dynamics may affect the risk of human hantavirus infection. Results of this study may be useful for the development of HFRS prevention initiatives that are customized for regions with different geographical environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b113cdc62f44c95b4faebc6ecac106d2022-12-21T19:27:41ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342018-01-0118111010.1186/s12879-017-2827-5Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013Hong Xiao0Xin Tong1Ru Huang2Lidong Gao3Shixiong Hu4Yapin Li5Hongwei Gao6Pai Zheng7Huisuo Yang8Zheng Y. X. Huang9Hua Tan10Huaiyu Tian11College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal UniversityCollege of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal UniversityCollege of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal UniversityHunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionHunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionCenter for Disease Control and Prevention of Beijing Military RegionInstitute of Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Affiliated Hospital of Logistics University of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force (PAP)Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public HealthCenter for Disease Control and Prevention of Beijing Military RegionCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal UniversitySchool of Biomedical Informatics, the University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal UniversityAbstract Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by hantaviruses. Landscape can influence the risk of hantavirus infection for humans, mainly through its effect on rodent community composition and distribution. It is important to understand how landscapes influence population dynamics for different rodent species and the subsequent effect on HFRS risk. Methods To determine how rodent community composition influenced human hantavirus infection, we monitored rodent communities in the prefecture-level cities of Loudi and Shaoyang, China, from 2006 to 2013. Land use data were extracted from satellite images and rodent community diversity was analyzed in 45 trapping sites, in different environments. Potential contact matrices, determining how rodent community composition influence HFRS infection among different land use types, were estimated based on rodent community composition and environment type for geo-located HFRS cases. Results Apodemus agrarius and Rattus norvegicus were the predominant species in Loudi and Shaoyang, respectively. The major risk of HFRS infection was concentrated in areas with cultivated land and was associated with A. agrarius, R. norvegicus, and Rattus flavipectus. In urban areas in Shaoyang, Mus musculus was related to risk of hantavirus infection. Conclusions Landscape features and rodent community dynamics may affect the risk of human hantavirus infection. Results of this study may be useful for the development of HFRS prevention initiatives that are customized for regions with different geographical environments.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2827-5Hantavirus infectionHemorrhagic fever with renal syndromeLandscapeRodent community composition |
| spellingShingle | Hong Xiao Xin Tong Ru Huang Lidong Gao Shixiong Hu Yapin Li Hongwei Gao Pai Zheng Huisuo Yang Zheng Y. X. Huang Hua Tan Huaiyu Tian Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 BMC Infectious Diseases Hantavirus infection Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome Landscape Rodent community composition |
| title | Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 |
| title_full | Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 |
| title_fullStr | Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 |
| title_short | Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013 |
| title_sort | landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in china 2006 2013 |
| topic | Hantavirus infection Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome Landscape Rodent community composition |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2827-5 |
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