Role of wildlife in the ecology of multihost pathogens

病原体感染多个宿主，特别是野生动物的能力，是人类和牲畜出现疾病的一个重要风险因素。了解多宿主群落中传染因子的动态对于减少对人类的疾病威胁至关重要，但我们往往缺乏关于野生动物在多宿主病原体生态中的作用的基本信息。我的研究计划的总体目标是建立对多宿主病原体系统的机制理解，以便为旨在控制影响人类和牲畜的传染病的疾病准备和预防策略提供科学依据。

The ability of pathogens to infect multiple hosts, particularly wildlife, is an important risk factor for disease emergence in humans and livestock. Understanding the dynamics of infectious agents in multihost communities is essential for reducing disease threats to humans, yet we often lack even basic information about the role of wildlife in the ecology of multihost pathogens. The overall goal of my research program is to build a mechanistic understanding of multi-host pathogen systems in order to generate a scientific basis for disease preparedness and prevention strategies aimed at controlling infectious diseases affecting humans and livestock.