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Searching for the source of Ebola: the elusive factors driving its spillover into humans during the West African outbreak of 2013–2016 (2019)
Book Chapter
Kock, R. A., Begovoeva, M., Ansumana, R., & Suluku, R. (2019). Searching for the source of Ebola: the elusive factors driving its spillover into humans during the West African outbreak of 2013–2016. . https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.issue.38.1.2937

The natural ecology of Ebola virus infection remains enigmatic. No clear reservoir species has been confirmed but there is evidence of infection in a wide spectrum of mammals, including humans, non-human primates, domestic and wild ungulates and a va... Read More about Searching for the source of Ebola: the elusive factors driving its spillover into humans during the West African outbreak of 2013–2016.

European Nature and Health Network Initiatives (2019)
Book Chapter
Keune, H., Friesenbichler, K., Haesler, B., Hilgers, A., Jäppinen, J., Job-Hoben, B., …Tapaninen, M. (2019). European Nature and Health Network Initiatives. In Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change (329-360). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02318-8_15

Attention to the importance of nature and human health linkages has increased in the past years, both in science and in policy. While knowledge about and recognition of the importance of nature and human health linkages are increasing rapidly, challe... Read More about European Nature and Health Network Initiatives.

Polyunsaturated Fatty Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Reproductive Tissues
Book Chapter
Wathes, D. C., & Cheng, Z. R. Polyunsaturated Fatty Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Reproductive Tissues. In Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism (157-180). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811230-4.00009-0

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have multiple functions that can influence reproduction as precursors to eicosanoids, regulators of steroid biosynthesis, inflammatory mediators, and by supplying energy. The PUFA composition of cell membranes also... Read More about Polyunsaturated Fatty Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Reproductive Tissues.

Cutting Disease Control Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection
Book Chapter
Wallace, R., Chaves, L. F., Bergmann, L. R., Ayres, C., Hogerwerf, L., Kock, R. A., & Wallace, R. G. Cutting Disease Control Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection. In Clear-Cutting Disease Control: Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72850-6_1