Ecology and impacts of white-nose syndrome on bats
The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …
Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal
consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of …
consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of …
[HTML][HTML] Aging, social distancing, and COVID-19 risk: Who is more vulnerable and why?
J Faraji, GAS Metz - Aging and disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Perceived social support represents an important predictor of healthy aging. The global
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the face of social relationships and revealed …
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the face of social relationships and revealed …
Sustaining Transmission in Different Host Species: The Emblematic Case of Sarcoptes scabiei
Some pathogens sustain transmission in multiple different host species, but how this
epidemiologically important feat is achieved remains enigmatic. Sarcoptes scabiei is among …
epidemiologically important feat is achieved remains enigmatic. Sarcoptes scabiei is among …
Continued preference for suboptimal habitat reduces bat survival with white-nose syndrome
Habitat alteration can influence suitability, creating ecological traps where habitat
preference and fitness are mismatched. Despite their importance, ecological traps are …
preference and fitness are mismatched. Despite their importance, ecological traps are …
Host, environment, and anthropogenic factors drive landscape dynamics of an environmentally transmitted pathogen: Sarcoptic mange in the bare‐nosed wombat
Understanding the spatial dynamics and drivers of wildlife pathogens is constrained by
sampling logistics, with implications for advancing the field of landscape epidemiology and …
sampling logistics, with implications for advancing the field of landscape epidemiology and …
A Palearctic view of a bat fungal disease
F Whiting‐Fawcett, AS Blomberg, T Troitsky… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fungal infection causing white‐nose disease in hibernating bats in North America has
resulted in dramatic population declines of affected species, since the introduction of the …
resulted in dramatic population declines of affected species, since the introduction of the …
Persist or perish: Can bats threatened with extinction persist and recover from white-nose syndrome?
Emerging mycoses are an increasing concern in wildlife and human health. Given the
historical rarity of fungal pathogens in warm-bodied vertebrates, there is a need to better …
historical rarity of fungal pathogens in warm-bodied vertebrates, there is a need to better …
[HTML][HTML] Environmental suitability of bare-nosed wombat burrows for Sarcoptes scabiei
E Browne, MM Driessen, R Ross, M Roach… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Some of the most important pathogens affecting wildlife are transmitted indirectly via the
environment. Yet the environmental stages of pathogens are often poorly understood …
environment. Yet the environmental stages of pathogens are often poorly understood …
Density independent decline from an environmentally transmitted parasite
S Carver, ZM Lewin, LG Burgess… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Invasive environmentally transmitted parasites have the potential to cause declines in host
populations independent of host density, but this is rarely characterized in naturally …
populations independent of host density, but this is rarely characterized in naturally …