Disease is described as a decrease in performance of normal functions of an individual caused by many factors, which is not limited to infectious agents.[1] Furthermore, wildlife disease is a disease when one of the hosts includes a wildlife species. In many cases, wildlife hosts can act as a reservoir of diseases that spillover into domestic animals, people and other species. Wildlife diseases spread through both direct contact between two individual animals or indirectly through the environment. Additionally, human industry has created the possibility for cross-species transmission through the wildlife trade.Furthermore, there are many relationships that must be considered when discussing wildlife disease, which are represented through the Epidemiological Triad Model.[2] This model describes the relationship between a pathogen, host and the environment. There are many routes to infection of a susceptible host by a pathogen, but when the host becomes infected that host now has the potential to infect other hosts. Whereas, environmental factors affect pathogen persistence and spread through host movement and interactions with other species.[2] An example to apply to the ecological triad is Lyme disease, where changes in environment have changed the distribution of Lyme disease and its vector, the Ixodes tick.[3] The recent increase in wildlife disease occurrences is cause for concern among conservationists, as many vulnerable species do not have the population to recover from devastating disease outbreaks.
wildlifedisease is a disease when one of the hosts includes a wildlife species. In many cases, wildlife hosts can act as a reservoir of diseases that...
link in humans for the first time. Chronic wasting disease was first discovered by American wildlife veterinarian Beth S. Williams. Williams performed...
tropical diseases and zoonoses Detection and Forensic Analysis of Wildlife and Zoonotic Disease Publications in Zoonotics and WildlifeDisease A message...
The Journal of WildlifeDiseases is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by the WildlifeDisease Association. The journal publishes research papers...
Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans...
6 March 2018. "Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in White-Tailed Deer". DNR Wildlife & Habitat WildlifeDisease. Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
distribution of wildlifediseases, plant and animal phenology, wildlife host-pathogen interactions, and disease patterns in wildlife". The health of wild...
species conservation, the protection of public health and safety, wildlifedisease surveillance and monitoring, research efforts emphasizing nonlethal...
diseases. For example, it examines how parasites spread through and influence wildlife populations and communities. By studying the flow of diseases within...
participate in species recovery, veterinary care for wildlifedisease outbreaks, and some other wildlife conservation efforts. The AZA's Species Survival...
to identify and treat than infected wildlife. Treatment plans and management vary across taxa because this disease tends to affect each species differently...
Akimova, I.A. & Global Consulting (eds.). Red book of Ukraine. Kyiv: WildlifeDisease Association. p. 546. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved...
Wildlife trafficking practices have resulted in the emergence of zoonotic diseases. Exotic wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry that...
Herman (July 1966). "Trichinosis in Maryland Raccoons". Bulletin of the WildlifeDisease Association. 2 (3): 81–82. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-2.3.81. S2CID 73935025...
Franson JC, Friend M (1999). "38: Avian Botulism" (PDF). Field Manual of WildlifeDisease. U.S. Geological Survey. ISBN 978-0-607-88096-0. Archived (PDF) from...
January 2011. "Treponeme associated hoof disease in Washington elk". Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August...
Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations...
which the condor resides. In 2015, Bruce Rideout, director of the wildlifedisease laboratories for San Diego Zoo Global, indicated that lead poisoning...
Bushmeat is meat from wildlife species that are hunted for human consumption. Bushmeat represents a primary source of animal protein and a cash-earning...
agriculture and economy of Namibia, but their status as wildlife makes prevention of the disease much more difficult. The Virginia opossum (a marsupial...
Pollinator decline • Species extinction • Threshold host density • Wildlife trade • Wildlifedisease Energy conservation — Alternatives to car use • Efficient...
rejuvenating effect of certain types of wildlife farming. Wildlife farming has been linked to the emergence of zoonotic diseases, such as the SARs outbreak which...
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