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In Trends in parasitology ; h5-index 48.0

Emerging infectious diseases continue to pose a significant burden on global public health, and there is a critical need to better understand transmission dynamics arising at the interface of human activity and wildlife habitats. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), more typically applied to questions of biodiversity and conservation, provides an opportunity to collect and analyse audio data in relative real time and at low cost. Acoustic methods are increasingly accessible, with the expansion of cloud-based computing, low-cost hardware, and machine learning approaches. Paired with purposeful experimental design, acoustic data can complement existing surveillance methods and provide a novel toolkit to investigate the key biological parameters and ecological interactions that underpin infectious disease epidemiology.

Johnson Emilia, Campos-Cerqueira Marconi, Jumail Amaziasizamoria, Yusni Ashraft Syazwan Ahmady, Salgado-Lynn Milena, Fornace Kimberly

2023-Feb-16

eco-acoustics, epidemiology, infectious disease, passive acoustic monitoring, soundscape, surveillance