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Microbial Load and Diversity of Bacteria in Wild Animal Carcasses Sold as Bushmeat in Ghana [PDF]

Pathogens
The demand for wild animal meat, popularly called “bushmeat”, serves as a driving force behind the emergence of infectious diseases, potentially transmitting a variety of pathogenic bacteria to humans through handling and consumption.
Daniel Oduro, Winnifred Offih-Kyei, Joanita Asirifi Yeboah, Rhoda Yeboah, Caleb Danso-Coffie, Emmanuel Boafo, Vida Yirenkyiwaa Adjei, Isaac Frimpong Aboagye, Gloria Ivy Mensah   +8 more
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First detection of two novel malignant catarrhal fever-related gammaherpesviruses associated with sudden deaths of dorcas gazelles (Gazella Dorcas osiris) [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a sporadic infectious disease of domesticated and non-domesticated ruminants including: cattle, sheep, bison, cervids, antelope and buffaloes, and is caused by gammaherpesviruses.
Magdalena Larska, Wojciech Socha, Paweł Kulik, Wojciech Paszta, Aleksandra Jarosz, Tomasz Grenda, Anna Kycko   +6 more
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Chromosome-level genome provides insight into the evolution and conservation of the threatened goral (Naemorhedus goral) [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background Gorals Naemorhedus resemble both goats and antelopes, which prompts much debate about the intragenus species delimitation and phylogenetic status of the genus Naemorhedus within the subfamily Caprinae.
Nan Sun, Xiao-Ying Ma, Guang-Hong Shi, Xiao-Hong Yang, Wei Li, Chen-Guang Feng, Da Mi, Guo-Gang Li, Ji-Qi Lu   +8 more
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Impacts of trace metals on Roan Antelope, Hippotragus equines and its Endoparasite Strongyloides spp., sampled in the tropical rainforests of Odo Ona Kekere, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Scientific African, 2022
Background: Roan antelopes, together with other mammals, serve as man's proteins. Parasitic infections affect their growth and development and therefore reduce their yield.
Ayodele Elizabeth, Akinsanya Bamidele, Akeredolu Excellence, Fatsuma Olaleru, Ogunyebi Amos Lanrewaju, Isibor Patrick Omoregie   +5 more
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Seasonal Variation of Gut Microbial Composition and Metabolism in Tibetan antelopes in Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve

Animals, 2023
The Tibetan antelope is an endangered species suffering from poaching and habitat fragmentation. The intestinal flora and metabolites play a crucial role in the physiological homeostasis of hosts, which are influenced by various environmental factors ...
Hang Zhao, Feng Jiang, Haifeng Gu, Hongmei Gao, Jingjie Zhang, Meng Zhang, Tongzuo Zhang   +6 more
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Experimental Observation and Analysis of Traffic Impact on Tibetan Antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022
Highways that cross natural reserves are an intrusion with a nonnegligible negative impact on the behavior of wild animals and have numerous and diverse ecological impacts on wildlife near road areas. Field experiments were carried out to collect traffic
Han Ru, Jinliang Xu, Shoufang Jiang
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High-Accuracy and Low-Latency Tracker for UAVs Monitoring Tibetan Antelopes

Remote Sensing, 2023
As the habitat areas of Tibetan antelopes usually exhibit poaching and unpredictable risks, combining target recognition and tracking with intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is necessary to obtain the real-time location of injured ...
Wei Luo, Xiaofang Li, Guoqing Zhang, Quanqin Shao, Yongxiang Zhao, Denghua Li, Yunfeng Zhao, Xuqing Li, Zihui Zhao, Yuyan Liu, Xiaoliang Li   +10 more
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Tick-Tac-Foe: When Ticks, Trade, and Zoonotic Pathogens Align in African Wet Meat Markets. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases account for over ∼60% of infectious diseases and present a significantly growing fatality threat in Africa. Live and wet markets (LWMs) in Africa function as key economic venues that support human livelihoods through social interaction and trade in food stuff, including meat and other animal‐based products.
Munaro AT.
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Mass Die-Off of Saiga Antelopes, Kazakhstan, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
In 2015, a mass die-off of ≈200,000 saiga antelopes in central Kazakhstan was caused by hemorrhagic septicemia attributable to the bacterium Pasteurella multocida serotype B.
Sasan Fereidouni, Graham L. Freimanis, Mukhit Orynbayev, Paolo Ribeca, John Flannery, Donald P. King, Steffen Zuther, Martin Beer, Dirk Höper, Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Kobey Karamendin, Richard Kock   +11 more
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High species diversity of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Namibia

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
An opportunistic survey for Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals was conducted in seven distinct study areas throughout Namibia, representing all major ecosystems, between 2012 and 2021.
Ortwin Aschenborn, Julia Aschenborn, Piet Beytell, Bettina Wachter, Joerg Melzheimer, Sonja Dumendiak, Bianka Rüffler, Ute Mackenstedt, Peter Kern, Thomas Romig, Marion Wassermann   +10 more
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