An ecological approach to zoonotic parasite invasion into the UK through pet movement and climate change.

宠物旅行和进口带来了人畜共患寄生虫传入的风险。宠物旅行规则的变化、商业活动和从海外返回家园拓宽了可能的感染源和途径，同时随着气候变暖，外来寄生虫建立的可能性增加。尽管近年来几种重要的人畜共患疾病已经传入英国，而且更多的疾病有可能到来，但用于风险评估的生态投入有限。该项目将入侵生物学理论应用于这些风险，将宠物迁徙的知识与气候驱动的适宜性变化相结合。该项目以一种不同寻常的方式将寄生虫学、生态学和疾病建模领域联系起来，因为入侵生物学很少应用于疾病，并将受益于这些领域和社会科学的监督专业知识，提供广泛的培训和经验。该学生将发展入侵生物学、寄生虫学诊断和气候变化下的疾病风险建模方面的技能。一个重要的因素将考虑宠物移动的模式是如何变化的，以及背后的原因。成功的申请者将与政策制定者和其他利益相关者合作，包括案例合作伙伴ESCCAP英国和爱尔兰，将尖端科学应用于紧迫的社会问题，并改善人类健康和动物健康和福利。

Pet travel and imports bring risks of zoonotic parasite introductions. Changes in pet travel rules, commercial activity and rehoming from overseas have broadened possible sources and routes of infection, while the likelihood of exotic parasite establishment increases as climate warms. Although several important zoonotic diseases have been imported into the UK in recent years and more threaten to arrive, there has been limited ecological input into risk assessment. This project will apply invasion biology theory to these risks by combining knowledge of pet movements and climate-driven variation in suitability for establishment.The project connects the fields of parasitology, ecology and disease modelling in an unusual way, since invasion biology is rarely applied to diseases, and will benefit from supervisory expertise in these fields and social science, providing for broad training and experience. The student will develop skills in invasion biology, diagnostic parasitology and modelling disease risk under climate change. An important element will consider how patterns of pet movement are changing and the reasons behind this. The successful applicant will work with policy makers and other stakeholders, including CASE partners ESCCAP UK & Ireland, to apply cutting-edge science to pressing societal problems and improve human health and animal health and welfare.