Behaviour of free ranging wild boar towards their dead fellows: potential implications for the transmission of African swine fever [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The behaviour of free ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) towards carcasses of their conspecifics potentially infected with African swine fever (ASF) may significantly influence the course of an ASF epidemic. This study aims to better understand the behaviour
Carolina Probst +4 more
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Long-term assessment of wild boar harvesting and cattle removal for bovine tuberculosis control in free ranging populations [PDF]
, 2014 Wild boar is a recognized reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Mediterranean ecosystems, but information is scarce outside of hotspots in southern Spain.
Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucas +10 more
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Animals, 2021 High wild boar population densities lead to demands for a population reduction to avoid crop damages or epidemic diseases. Along with biological studies, a better understanding of the human influence on wildlife and on wildlife management is important ...
Oliver Keuling +2 more
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Eight Years of African Swine Fever in the Baltic States: Epidemiological Reflections
Pathogens, 2022 African swine fever (ASF) was first detected in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in 2014 and has since been circulating in the Baltic States with a similar epidemiological course characterized by persistence of the disease in the wild boar population and ...
Katja Schulz +10 more
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Exposure of wild boar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in France since 2000 is consistent with the distribution of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks in cattle. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is increasingly considered as a relevant actor in the epidemiology of animal tuberculosis (TB). Therefore, monitoring TB in wild boar becomes a key tool for establishing comprehensive control schemes for this disease ...
Céline Richomme +9 more
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Wild Boar Inflicted Human Injury [PDF]
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2010 Interaction between human and animals has increased in recent time regarding the fight for habitats. Animal inflicted injuries are mostly associated with the soft tissue injury and facial fractures. As literature has documented, this type of injuries are most commonly seen in rural communities.
Hirkani, Attarde +2 more
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Evolution of Tibetan wild boars [PDF]
Nature Genetics, 2015 To the Editor: The analysis presented by Li et al.1 in their report of the genome sequence of the Tibetan wild boar provides interesting insights into the genetic architecture of high altitude adaptation in this species. However, despite the large volume of novel data, we found shortcomings in several parts of the study, suggesting that some ...
Frantz, Laurent A.F. +8 more
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Recent Advances in the Mechanism of Sweetness Signaling and the Factors Influencing It [PDF]
Shipin KexueSweetness is an important driver for food intake and one of the most popular taste sensations. At present, there is a preliminary understanding of the signaling pathways of sweetness and the mechanisms that affect sweetness sensation.
SUN Yuxuan, WANG Shiyu, CHEN Rui, LIU Haixia, LIU Qiang, WANG Min, GOU Mulan, HAN Tianlong, LIU Dengyong
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Sarcoptic mange in the wild boar, Sus scrofa, in Sweden
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Sarcoptic mange caused by Sarcoptes scabiei has been present in the Swedish red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population since the 1970s. The disease has been described in other Swedish wildlife species, but not in the wild boar, Sus scrofa, until 2009.
Axel Sannö +3 more
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Disparate responses of above- and belowground properties to soil disturbance by an invasive mammal [PDF]
, 2014 Introduced mammalian herbivores can negatively affect ecosystem structure and function if they introduce a novel disturbance to an ecosystem. For example, belowground foraging herbivores that bioturbate the soil, may alter process rates and community ...
Barrios Garcia Moar, Maria Noelia +2 more
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