Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild carnivores in north-eastern Poland [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate parasitic intracellular bacterium. It is the causative agent of granulocytic anaplasmosis, with effects on human and animal health.
Tomasz Szewczyk +4 more
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Prevalence of Capillaria plica in Danish wild carnivores. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2018 Capillaria plica is a parasitic nematode belonging to the family Capillariidae. The adult parasites reside in the urinary tract of wild and domestic canines. The infection is most often asymptomatic, but can cause a wide range of symptoms including urinary bladder inflammation, pollacisuria, dysuria and hematuria.
Petersen HH +4 more
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Measuring salivary cortisol in wild carnivores [PDF]
Hormones and Behavior, 2021 Salivary hormone analyses provide a useful alternative to fecal and urinary hormone analyses in non-invasive studies of behavioral endocrinology. Here, we use saliva to assess cortisol levels in a wild population of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), a ...
Tracy M. Montgomery +13 more
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Prevalence of Different Salmonella enterica Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Salmonellae are enteric bacteria capable of infecting humans and both domestic and wild animals. Even if salmonellosis in humans is generally transmitted through food, the role of wildlife in the ecology of this bacteria is of increasing ...
Gambi L +9 more
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Carnivore protoparvovirus 1 (CPV-2 and FPV) Circulating in Wild Carnivores and in Puppies Illegally Imported into North-Eastern Italy. [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 The illegal trade of animals poses several health issues to the global community, among which are the underestimated risk for spillover infection and the potential for an epizootic in both wildlife and domestic naïve populations.
Leopardi S +16 more
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Filarids (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) in wild carnivores and domestic dogs from the Brazilian Atlantic forest. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022 Onchocercidae nematodes are heteroxenous parasites with worldwide distribution, and some of the species associated to animals may present zoonotic potential.
Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes M +2 more
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Serological evidence of exposure of Bornean wild carnivores to feline-related viruses at the domestic animal-wildlife interface. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg Dis, 2022 We conducted an exploratory serological survey to evaluate the exposure of Bornean wild carnivores to several viruses common to domestic felids, at interface areas between protected forest and industrial agriculture in the Kinabatangan floodplain (Sabah,
Guerrero-Sánchez S +6 more
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Borrelia persica infection in wild carnivores in Israel: molecular characterization and new potential reservoirs [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Borrelia persica causes tick-borne relapsing fever in Israel, the eastern Mediterranean basin, and Asia. Relapsing fever is associated with severe illness and potentially death in humans and animals. Since B.
Dor Shwartz +9 more
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Exposure of free-ranging wild carnivores, horses and domestic dogs to Leptospira spp in the northern Pantanal, Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease affecting most mammals and is distributed throughout the world. Several species of domestic and wild animals may act as reservoirs for this disease.
Rodrigo Silva Pinto Jorge +6 more
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Space use of African wild dogs in relation to other large carnivores. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Interaction among species through competition is a principle process structuring ecological communities, affecting behavior, distribution, and ultimately the population dynamics of species. High competition among large African carnivores, associated with
Angela M Darnell +4 more
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