Kading Rebekah C, Kingston Tigga
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America.
PLoS Biol. 2020 Nov 9;18(11):e3000947. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000947. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Human perturbation of natural systems is accelerating the emergence of infectious diseases, mandating integration of disease and ecological research. Bats have been associated with recent zoonoses, but our bibliometric analysis of coauthor relationships identified a separation of bat ecologists and infectious disease researchers with few cross-disciplinary relationships. Of 5,645 papers, true interdisciplinary collaborations occurred primarily in research focused on White Nose Syndrome (WNS). This finding is important because it illustrates how research with outcomes favoring both bat conservation and disease mitigation promotes domain integration and network connectivity. We advocate for increased engagement between ecology and infectious researchers to address such common causes and suggest that efforts focus on leveraging existing activities, building interdisciplinary projects, and networking individuals and networks to integrate domains and coordinate resources. We provide specific opportunities for pursuing these strategies through the Bat One Health Research Network (BOHRN).
人类对自然系统的扰动正在加速传染病的出现，这就要求将疾病研究与生态研究结合起来。蝙蝠与近期出现的人畜共患病有关，但我们对共同作者关系的文献计量分析发现，蝙蝠生态学家和传染病研究人员之间存在分离，跨学科关系很少。在5645篇论文中，真正的跨学科合作主要发生在针对白鼻综合征（WNS）的研究中。这一发现很重要，因为它说明了有利于蝙蝠保护和疾病缓解的研究如何促进领域整合和网络连通性。我们主张生态学家和传染病研究人员加强合作，以应对这些共同问题，并建议努力集中在利用现有活动、开展跨学科项目以及将个人和网络联系起来，以整合领域并协调资源。我们通过蝙蝠“同一健康”研究网络（BOHRN）提供了实施这些策略的具体机会。
