Bacteria and Parasites in Wildlife
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 22228
Special Issue Editors
Interests: zoonoses; small mammals; ticks; epidemiology; wildlife
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the era of the Anthropocene, pathogens in wildlife are not only an important conservation issue threating mainly sylvatic populations; they also seem to increasingly thrive at the wildlife–livestock–human continuum. Climate change and human-caused defragmentation of the habitat not only facilitate the surge of emerging diseases but also increase the occurrence of endemic pathogens to a determined area. This Special Issue will cover epidemiology, molecular biology, therapy, host–pathogen interactions, genomics, and clinical cases of any bacteria and/or parasite species occurring in wildlife, including captive and semi-captive species. Of particular interest are zoonoses, spill-over events, pathogens occurring under the One Heath umbrella, as well as diseases affecting threatened and nearly threatened species. Further, this Special Issue covers the epidemiology of wildlife, especially under the influence of climate, humans, and invasive species.
This Special Edition aims to gather information about bacteria and/or parasites currently occurring in wildlife. With this, it could be possible to identify diseases that should be considered by the scientific community and wildlife professionals as a priority in wildlife management programs, conservation and public health policies, and therapy development.
Dr. Anna Obiegala
Dr. Zaida Melina Rentería-Solís
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacteria
- zoonoses
- parasites
- vector-borne pathogens
- epidemiology
- conservation
- wildlife diseases
- One Health
- virus
- spill-over
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