Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for
combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet …

Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

The transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans is called “zoonotic spillover”.
Most human infectious diseases (60-75%) are derived from pathogens that originally …

Zoonotic spillover is a phenomenon characterized by the transfer of pathogens between
different animal species. Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from non …

The general remit of this paper is the role of wildlife trade in pathogen spillover. Its
underlying assumption is that, so far from being the exclusive domain of the life sciences, the …

The ecology of zoonotic, including vector-borne, diseases in urban social-ecological
systems is influenced by complex interactions among human and environmental factors …

Helminths are parasites that cause disease at considerable cost to public health and present
a risk for emergence as novel human infections. Although recent research has elucidated …

Urbanization and climate change are the two prime factors that affect the species habitat and
serve as a significant threat to biodiversity. The loss and fragmentation of biodiversity due to …

Dogs are often commensal with human settlements. In areas where settlements are adjacent
to wildlife habitat, the management of dogs can affect risk of spillover of disease to wildlife …

Domestic animals can share viral pathogens with humans, acting mainly as a bridge host.
The Orthopoxvirus genus hosts important zoonotic species that have emerged in urban …