title: Disease invasion: impacts on biodiversity and human health.
abstract: An introduction to the theme issue that includes papers that identify how, where and why infectious diseases in wildlife emerge, while also addressing their possible conservation impacts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK. a.cunningham@ioz.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D044822:Biodiversity; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005658:Fungi / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans