Database of host-pathogen and related species interactions, and their global distribution


(2015) Database of host-pathogen and related species interactions, and their global distribution. Scientific Data, 2. ISSN 2052-4463

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Abstract

Interactions between species, particularly where one is likely to be a pathogen of the other, as well as the geographical distribution of species, have been systematically extracted from various web-based, free-access sources, and assembled with the accompanying evidence into a single database. The database attempts to answer questions such as what are all the pathogens of a host, and what are all the hosts of a pathogen, what are all the countries where a pathogen was found, and what are all the pathogens found in a country. Two datasets were extracted from the database, focussing on species interactions and species distribution, based on evidence published between 1950–2012. The quality of their evidence was checked and verified against well-known, alternative, datasets of pathogens infecting humans, domestic animals and wild mammals. The presented datasets provide a valuable resource for researchers of infectious diseases of humans and animals, including zoonoses.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2015 15:04
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2016 09:36
DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2015.49
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URI: http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2028443

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