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Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Hoyt, J. R. & Parise, K. L. & Depue, J. E. & Kaarakka, H. M. & Redell, J. A. & Scullon, W. H. & O'Reskie, R. & Foster, J. T. & Kilpatrick, A. M. & Langwig, K. E. & White, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emerging infectious diseases have caused population declines and biodiversity loss. The ability of pathogens to survive in the environment, independen...

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Predicting the speed of tick invasion: an empirical model of range expansion for the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Leighton, P. A. & Koffi, J. K. & Pelcat, Y. & Lindsay, L. R. & Ogden, N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past two decades, Ixodes scapularis, the primary tick vector of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi in North America has expanded ...

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Defining and testing awildlife intervention framework for exotic disease control.

Published online: 17 Jan 2023

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Brough, T. & Podgórski, T. & Ježek, M. & Šatrán, P. & Vaclavek, P. & Delahay, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Outbreaks of disease at the wildlife-livestock interface may require management interventions. Where they involve exotic/non-endemic pathogens in...

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Simulated field trials to evaluate the effect of Sargochromis codringtoni and Tilapia rendalli on snails in the presence and absence of aquatic plants.

Published online: 31 Oct 1997

Authors: Chimbari, M. J. & Madsen, H. & Ndamba, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two cichlid fish were studied under semi-natural conditions to evaluate their potential as agents for the biological control of schistosome intermedia...

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Effect of culling on individual badger Meles meles behaviour: potential implications for bovine tuberculosis transmission.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Ham, C. & Donnelly, C. A. & Astley, K. L. & Jackson, S. Y. B. & Woodroffe, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culling wildlife as a form of disease management can have unexpected and sometimes counterproductive outcomes. In the UK, badgers Meles meles are cull...

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For the people by the people: citizen science web interface for real-time monitoring of tick risk areas in Finland.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Sormunen, J. J. & Kulha, N. & Alale, T. Y. & Klemola, T. & Sääksjärvi, I. E. & Vesterinen, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) form a significant and growing threat to human health and well-being in Europe, with increasing numbers of tick-b...

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Parsing the effects of demography, climate and management on recurrent brucellosis outbreaks in Elk.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Cotterill, G. G. & Cross, P. C. & Merkle, J. A. & Rogerson, J. D. & Scurlock, B. M. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Zoonotic pathogens can harm human health and well-being directly or by impacting livestock. Pathogens that spillover from wildlife can also impair con...

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The widespread keeping of wild pets in the Neotropics: an overlooked risk for human, livestock and wildlife health.

Published online: 13 Sep 2024

Authors: Romero-Vidal, P. & Blanco, G. & Barbosa, J. M. & Carrete, M. & Hiraldo, F. & Pacífico, E. C. & Rojas, A. & Bermúdez-Cavero, A. O. & Díaz-Luque, J. A. & León-Pérez, R. & Tella, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Zoonoses constitute a major risk to human health. Comprehensive assessments on the potential emergence of novel disease outbreaks are essential to ens...

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Compensatory recruitment unlikely in high-elevation amphibian populations challenged with disease.

Published online: 17 Jul 2023

Authors: Hardy, B. M. & Muths, E. & Lambert, B. A. & Schneider, S. C. & Funk, W. C. & Bailey, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the causes of population variation in host response to disease, and the mechanisms of persistence, can serve as vital information for sp...

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The spatio-temporal distribution of a rodent reservoir host of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Published online: 18 Oct 2000

Authors: Fichet-Calvet, E. & Jomâa, I. & Zaafouri, B. & Ashford, R. W. & Ben-Ismail, R. & Delattre, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rodent Psammomys obesus is the main reservoir host for Leishmania major, the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia, much of North ...

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