@article{fdi:010070877,
  title = {{I}nfluence of predation on community resilience to disease},
  author = {{A}l-{S}horbaji, {F}. and {R}oche, {B}enjamin and {B}ritton, {R}. and {A}ndreou, {D}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}utbreaks of generalist pathogens are influenced by host community structure, including population density and species diversity. {W}ithin host communities predation can influence pathogen transmission rates, prevalence and impacts. {H}owever, the influence of predation on community resilience to outbreaks of generalist pathogens is not fully understood. {T}he role of predation on host community resilience to disease was assessed using an epidemiological multi-host susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered model. {S}phaerothecum destruens, an emerging fungal-like generalist pathogen, was used as a model pathogen. {S}ix cyprinid and salmonid fishes, including an asymptomatic carrier, were selected as model hosts that are known to be impacted by {S}. destruens, and they were used within a model host community. {P}athogen release into the host community was via introduction of the asymptomatic carrier. {M}ortality from infection, pathogen incubation rate, and host recovery rate were set to a range of evidence-based values in each species and were varied in secondary consumers to predict top-down effects of infection on the resilience of a host community. {P}redation pressure within the fish community was varied to test its effects on infection prevalence and host survival in the community. {M}odel predictions suggested that predation of the asymptomatic hosts by fishes in the host community was insufficient to eliminate {S}. destruens. {S}phaerothecum destruens persisted in the community due to its rapid transmission from the asymptomatic host to susceptible host fishes. {F}ollowing transmission, pathogen prevalence in the community was driven by transmission within and between susceptible host fishes, indicating low host community resilience. {H}owever, introducing low densities of a highly specific piscivorous fish into the community to pre-date asymptomatic hosts could limit pathogen prevalence in the host community, thus increasing resilience. {T}he model predictions indicate that whilst resilience to this generalist pathogen in the host community was low, this could be increased using management interventions. {T}he results suggest that this model has high utility for predicting community resilience to disease and thus can be applied to other generalist parasites to determine risks of disease emergence.},
  keywords = {aquatic ; emerging infectious diseases ; interspecies interactions ; invasion ; topmouth gudgeon},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}nimal {E}cology},
  volume = {86},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1147--1158},
  ISSN = {0021-8790},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/1365-2656.12722},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070877},
}