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Abstract
Are predators of rodents beneficial for public health? This question focuses on whether predators regulate the spillover transmission of rodent-borne diseases. No clear answer has emerged because of the complex linkages across multiple trophic levels and the lack of accessible data. Although previous empirical findings have suggested ecological mechanisms, such as resource partitioning, which implies protective effects from predator species richness, epidemiological evidence is needed to bolster these arguments. Thus, we investigated the association between predator species richness and incidence of rodent-borne haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the human population using district-level longitudinal data of 13 years for South Korea. With the exception of districts with low species richness, we found a significant negative association between the incidence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and the species richness of both avian and mammalian predators; the trends for both predator types were similar. Thus, biodiversity conservation may benefit public health.
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1 Seoul National University, Institute of Health and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea (GRID:grid.31501.36) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5905)
2 Seoul National University, Institute of Health and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea (GRID:grid.31501.36) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5905); Seoul National University, Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea (GRID:grid.31501.36) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5905)
3 Seoul National University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul, South Korea (GRID:grid.31501.36) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5905)
4 Georgetown University, Department of International Health, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Washington, USA (GRID:grid.213910.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 1955 1644); Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Collective Health Studies, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GRID:grid.8536.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 2294 473X)
5 Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, USA (GRID:grid.269823.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2164 6888)