Christina Faust
Infectious disease ecologist & evolutionary biologist @ciddpsu
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Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services
Ecosystem services derive from ecosystem functions and rely on complex interactions among a diversity of organisms. By understanding the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and the services humans receive from nature, we can...
Meta-analyses of Schistosoma japonicum infections in wild rodents across China over time indicates a potential challenge to the 2030 elimination targets
Author summary Consistent with the revised WHO Global Goals, China has set the target of complete interruption of transmission (elimination) of zoonotic Schistosoma japonicum by 2030 at the entire country level. Much remains to be known, however,...
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Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Hosts, Pathogens and Global Health
The Wellcome Trust 4-yearPhD programme in Hosts, Pathogens and Global Health was established at the University of Edinburgh in 2016. It provides broad, interdisciplinary training in all aspects of infectious disease research, from immunology to...
Adaptive immunity selects against malaria infection blocking mutations
Author summary Malaria has profoundly influenced human evolution. However, humans have adapted to two major malaria parasites, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, by strikingly different strategies. The Duffy negative blood group impairs P....
The need for new vector control approaches targeting outdoor biting Anopheline malaria vector communities
Since the implementation of Roll Back Malaria, the widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is thought to have played a major part in the decrease in mortality and morbidity achieved in malaria-endemic...
Improving the point of care for vector based diseases by introducing field-based labs in Uganda.
Louise Mitchell describes how Dr Christina Faust and colleagues at the University of Glasgow have developed a portable field laboratory that can be deployed quickly in areas with vector-borne diseases.
Frugivore-fruit size relationships between palms and mammals reveal past and future defaunation impacts
Extinctions of megafauna can have cascading effects on their ecological communities. Here, Lim et al. investigate the relationships of historical and current mammalian frugivore body size with palm fruit size, then project how further mammal...
Habitat loss and human health - understanding the links between ecosystem degradation and infectious disease outbreaks
As people around the world increasingly disturb natural habitats and convert them to agricultural and urban areas, the way that local communities interact with the animal species around them also c
