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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Anthonyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Ericen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBooth, Marken_UK
dc.contributor.authorNorman, Rachelen_UK
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Sarahen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHauffe, Heidien_UK
dc.contributor.authorMideo, Nicoleen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAntonovics, Janisen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMcCallum, Hamishen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFenton, Andrewen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-18T22:48:00Z-
dc.date.available2017-08-18T22:48:00Z-
dc.date.issued2017-05-05en_UK
dc.identifier.other20160085en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/25208-
dc.description.abstractMany important and rapidly emerging pathogens of humans, livestock and wildlife are ‘vector-borne’. However, the term ‘vector’ has been applied to diverse agents in a broad range of epidemiological systems. In this perspective, we briefly review some common definitions, identify the strengths and weaknesses of each and consider the functional differences between vectors and other hosts from a range of ecological, evolutionary and public health perspectives. We then consider how the use of designations can afford insights into our understanding of epidemiological and evolutionary processes that are not otherwise apparent. We conclude that from a medical and veterinary perspective, a combination of the ‘haematophagous arthropod’ and ‘mobility’ definitions is most useful because it offers important insights into contact structure and control and emphasizes the opportunities for pathogen shifts among taxonomically similar species with similar feeding modes and internal environments. From a population dynamics and evolutionary perspective, we suggest that a combination of the ‘micropredator’ and ‘sequential’ definition is most appropriate because it captures the key aspects of transmission biology and fitness consequences for the pathogen and vector itself. However, we explicitly recognize that the value of a definition always depends on the research question under study.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_UK
dc.relationWilson A, Morgan E, Booth M, Norman R, Perkins S, Hauffe H, Mideo N, Antonovics J, McCallum H & Fenton A (2017) What is a vector?. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 372 (1719), Art. No.: 20160085. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0085en_UK
dc.rights© 2017 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectvectoren_UK
dc.subjecttransmissionen_UK
dc.subjectarbovirusen_UK
dc.subjectdisease ecologyen_UK
dc.subjecthost-pathogen interactionsen_UK
dc.subjectpublic healthen_UK
dc.titleWhat is a vector?en_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rstb.2016.0085en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid28289253en_UK
dc.citation.jtitlePhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciencesen_UK
dc.citation.issn1471-2970en_UK
dc.citation.issn0962-8436en_UK
dc.citation.volume372en_UK
dc.citation.issue1719en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailr.a.norman@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date13/03/2017en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPirbright Insituteen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bristolen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationDurham Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationComplex Systems - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCardiff Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEdmund Mach Foundationen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Torontoen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Virginiaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationGriffith Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000397800300004en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85015228540en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid532843en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-7398-6064en_UK
dc.date.accepted2016-09-15en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-09-15en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2017-03-27en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorWilson, Anthony|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMorgan, Eric|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBooth, Mark|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorNorman, Rachel|0000-0002-7398-6064en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPerkins, Sarah|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHauffe, Heidi|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMideo, Nicole|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAntonovics, Janis|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcCallum, Hamish|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFenton, Andrew|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2017-03-27en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2017-03-27|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenamewhatisavector.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source0962-8436en_UK
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