Interventions to Control Damage from Infectious Disease: Integrating Ecological, Evolutionary, and Economic PerspectivesIntegrating Ecological, Evolutionary, and Economic Perspectives

Paul Ewald, Markus Herrmann, Frederic Thomas, Sam Brown, Philipp Heeb, Arnon Lotem, Benjamin Roche

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Abstract

Human infectious disease results from many factors (e.g., human behavior, disease organisms, institutions) that often interact as opposing agents in accordance to the investor–exploiter dichotomy. Directing interventions to influence these opposing roles may improve human health by differentially influencing the success of exploiters and investors. Alterations made on one level may change outcomes on other levels and affect the impact of disease on states of health. These interactions need to be incorporated into economic models to inform the assessments of interventions to improve health.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationInvestors and Exploiters in Ecology and Economics
Subtitle of host publicationPrinciples and Applications
EditorsLuc-Alain Giraldeau, Philipp Heeb, Michael Kosfeld
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN (Print)9780262036122
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StatePublished - 5 May 2017

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