DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s6s9p58
title: Data from: Changing landscapes of Southeast Asia and rodent-borne diseases: decreased diversity but increased transmission risks

description: The reduction in biodiversity through land use changes due to urbanization
 and agricultural intensification, appears linked to major epidemiological
 changes in many human diseases. Increasing disease risks and the emergence
 of novel pathogens appear to result from increased contact between
 wildlife, domesticated animals and humans. We investigate how increasing
 human domination of the environment may favor generalist and synanthropic
 rodent species and affect the diversity and prevalence of rodent-borne
 pathogens in Southeast Asia, a hotspot of threatened and endangered
 species and emerging infectious diseases. We used extensive pathogen
 survey data on rodents from seven sites in mainland Southeast Asia in
 conjunction with present and past land cover analysis. At low spatial
 resolution across sites, we found that rodent-borne pathogen richness is
 negatively associated with increasing urbanization, characterized by
 increased habitat fragmentation, agriculture cover and deforestation.
 However at high spatial resolution among sites, we found that some major
 pathogens are favored by certain environmental characteristics associated
 with human domination of landscapes, including irrigation, habitat
 fragmentation, and increased agricultural land cover. In addition,
 synanthropic rodents, many of which are important pathogen reservoirs,
 were found favoured in fragmented and human-dominated areas, which may
 ultimately enhance the opportunities for zoonotic transmission and human
 infection by certain pathogens.
description: Habitat and landuse of
 rodents in mainland Southeast-AsiaThe information on
 presence of each individual of four species of rodents was obtained during
 the ANR project CERoPath. See: Morand S, Bordes F, Blasdell K, Pilosof S,
 Cornu J, Chaisiri K, Chaval Y, Cosson J, Claude J, Feyfant T, Herbreteau
 V, Dupuy S, Tran A (2015) Assessing the distribution of disease-bearing
 rodents in human-modified tropical landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology
 52(3): 784–794. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12414 And: Morand S,
 Bordes F, Blasdell K, Pilosof S, Cornu J, Chaisiri K, Chaval Y, Cosson J,
 Claude J, Feyfant T, Herbreteau V, Dupuy S, Tran A (2015) Data from:
 Assessing the distribution of disease-bearing rodents in human-modified
 tropical landscapes. Dryad Digital Repository.
 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m0s63. If you use the data in this file,
 please cite the original publication and data package.data.rodents.ecolapp.odsPresence of Babesia spp. in rodents from 3 countries of mainland Southeast AsiaRodents were screened for Babesia infection using molecular methods. Original data and methods are given in: Karnchanabanthoeng A., Morand S., Jittapalapong S., Carcy B. (2017) Babesia occurrence in rodents in relation to landscapes of mainland Southeast Asia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 18:121-130. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2017.2196. If you use the data in this file, please cite the original publication.data.babasia.ecolapp.odsPresence of Bartonella queenslandensis in rodents from 3 countries of mainland Southeast AsiaRodents were screened for Bartonella infection using molecular methods. Original data and methods are given in: Jiyipong T., Jittapalapong S., Morand S., Raoult D., Rolain J.-M. (2012) Prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from southeastern Asia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78: 8463-8466. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02008-12. If you use the data in this file, please cite the original publication.data.bartonellaq.ecolapp.odsSeroprevalance of Hantavirus in rodents from 3 countries of mainland Southeast AsiaRodents were screened for hantavirus infection using serological method. Original data and methods are given in: Blasdell K., Cosson J.-F., Chaval Y., Herbreteau V., Douangboupha B., Jittapalapong S., Lundqvist A., Hugot J.-P., Morand S., Buchy, P. (2012) Rodent-borne Hantaviruses in Cambodia, Laos PDR and Thailand. EcoHealth 8(4): 432-443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-011-0725-7. If you use the data in this file, please cite the original publication.data.hantavirus.ecolapp.odsPresence of Leptospira spp in rodents from 3 countries of mainland Southeast AsiaRodents were screened for Leptospira infection using molecular methods. Original data and methods are given in: Cosson J.-F., Picardeau M., Mielcarek M., Tatard C., Chaval Y., Suputtamongkol Y., Buchy P., Jittapalapong S., Herbreteau V., Morand S. (2014). Epidemiology of Leptospira transmitted by rodents in Southeast Asia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8(6): e2902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002902. If you use the data in this file, please cite the original publication.data.leptospira.ecolapp.odsPresence of Trypanosoma lewisi in rodents from 3 countries of mainland Southeast AsiaRodents were screened for Trypanosoma infection using molecular methods. Original data and methods are given in: Pumhom P., Morand S., Tran A., Jittapalapong S., Desquesnes M. (2015) Trypanosoma from rodents as potential source of infection in human-shaped landscapes of South-East Asia. Veterinary Parasitology 208 (3-4): 174–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.12.027. If you use the data in this file, please cite the original publication.data.trypanosomal.ecolapp.ods