Parasite DNA detection in water samples enhances crayfish plague monitoring in asymptomatic invasive populations
(2021)
Journal Article
Sieber, N., Hartikainen, H., Krieg, R., Zenker, A., & Vorburger, C. (2022). Parasite DNA detection in water samples enhances crayfish plague monitoring in asymptomatic invasive populations. Biological Invasions, 24(1), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02644-y
Invasive species can facilitate the spread of pathogens by first providing asymptomatic host reservoirs, and then driving disease outbreaks in native populations through pathogen spillover. An example of this are invasive crayfish species in Europe (... Read More about Parasite DNA detection in water samples enhances crayfish plague monitoring in asymptomatic invasive populations.