Padilla, Dustin

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Modeling the Role of Edge Effects on the Spread of aZoonotic DiseaseDustin Padilla1,*, Charles Perrings21Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State University2 Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281Dustin.Padilla@asu.eduLand conversion and the consequential habitat fragmentation has arguably been the single largest contributorto disease emergence within the past century. As the world population grows, and the needs and demands forgoods and services continue to increase, so does the current necessity for habitat fragmentation – however,an unintended consequence of this process is zoonotic disease spillover to humans and domesticated species.This research seeks to establish theory about the role that habitat fragmentation has on the spread ofinfectious diseases via edge effects. It combines metrics in landscape ecology with theoretical epidemiologicalmodels to understand how the shape and size of a habitat fragment on a landscape affects zoonotic diseasetransmission. Various disease characteristics are calculated, and numerical simulations are performed tomake implications for control strategies.

Modeling the Role of Edge Effects on the Spread of a Zoonotic Disease

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Modeling the Role of Edge Effects on the Spread of a Zoonotic Disease

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