Impacts on wildlife populations of infection by multiple, interacting pathogens and the implications for disease management

多种病原体的同时感染在自然界中是常见的，宿主内病原体之间的相互作用可以深刻地改变宿主对感染的易感性、疾病的严重程度和进一步传播的可能性。该项目旨在了解这些相互作用对野生动物种群和感染它们的病原体群落的影响。这些知识将提高我们管理野生种群疾病的能力，这对于保护人类、牲畜和受保护物种免受新出现的疾病威胁至关重要。将这些发现应用于考拉将提高疾病管理的效率和成本效益，并改善长期种群持续性。

Simultaneous infection by multiple pathogens is common in nature and interactions among pathogens within a host can profoundly alter the susceptibility of hosts to infection, disease severity and the probability of further transmission. This project aims to understand the consequences of these interactions on both wildlife populations and the communities of pathogens that infect them. This knowledge will improve our ability to manage disease in wild populations, which is critical for protecting people, livestock and species of conservation concern from emerging disease threats. The application of these findings to koalas will enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of disease management and improve long term population persistence.