EcologybioRxiv
Commensal rodent habitat expansion enhances arthropod disease vectors on a tropical volcanic island
D.-L. Wu, H.-C. Shih, J.-K. Wang…·C.-C. Kuo
The paper shows that invasive rats on a tropical island increase chigger abundance and scrub typhus risk by altering habitat and facilitating parasite transmission.
DOI 10.3389/fvets.2021.736216