Individual differences in contact rate can arise from host, group and landscape
heterogeneity and can result in different patterns of spatial spread for diseases in wildlife …

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is the prototypic member of the genus Pestivirus in the
family Flaviviridae. Infections with BVDV cause substantial economic losses to the cattle …

Livestock diseases such as bovine tuberculosis can have considerable negative effects on
human health and economic activity. Wildlife reservoirs often hinder disease eradication in …

The current African swine fever (ASF) epidemic in Eurasia represents a risk for the swine
industry with devastating socio‐economic and political consequences. Wild boar appears to …

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of human‐wildlife interfaces is important for the
sustainable management of protected areas and wildlife conservation. We investigated the …

Controlling infections shared by wildlife and livestock requires the understanding and
quantification of interspecific interactions between the species involved. This is particularly …

Wild boars and domestic pigs belong to the same species (Sus scrofa). When sympatric
populations of wild boars, feral pigs, and domestic pigs share the same environment …

Little is known about disease transmission relevant contact rates at the wildlife-livestock
interface and the factors sha** them. Indirect contact via shared resources is thought to be …

The pig sector in Corsica is based by a wide range of farming systems, mainly characterized
on traditional extensive practices, which favor contacts between domestic and wild …

Diseases that affect both wild and domestic animals can be particularly difficult to prevent,
predict, mitigate, and control. Such multi-host diseases can have devastating economic …