@article{fdi:010079511, title = {{F}orests and emerging infectious diseases : unleashing the beast within}, author = {{G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {A}youba, {A}hidjo and {C}appelle, {J}. and de {T}hoisy, {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}eforestation and associated changing landscapes are major components of environmental changes, with important implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity conservation. {T}ropical forests are hot spots of biodiversity and provide multiple goods and ecosystem services which benefitpeoplein many ways. {F}orests also play an important role in health-related legends, myths, and fairy tales from all over the world, and are important sources of new potential emerging microbial threats to humans. {A}lthough plausibly numerous abundant microbial forms with a forest origin may exist, our systematic literature review shows that forest-derived infection studies are relatively unexplored, and both taxonomically and geographically biased. {S}ince biodiversity has been associated with emergence of novel infectious diseases at macro-scale, we describe the main biogeographical patterns in the emerging infection-biodiversity-forest loss nexus. {T}hen, we illustrate four fine-scale case studies to decipher the underlying processes of increased infection risk in changing forest clearing landscapes. {F}inally, we identify scientific challenges and regional management measures required to mitigate these important new emerging threats.}, keywords = {{ZONE} {FORESTIERE} ; forests ; emerging infectious diseases ; disease transmission ; human pathogen ; environmental impacts}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {15}, numero = {8}, pages = {083007 [22 ]}, ISSN = {1748-9326}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1088/1748-9326/ab8dd7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079511}, }