Rabies is a lethal zoonotic disease that is caused by lyssaviruses, most often rabies virus.
Despite control efforts, sporadic outbreaks in wildlife populations are largely unpredictable …

Historically, the role of parasites in ecosystem functioning has been considered trivial
because a cursory examination reveals that their relative biomass is low compared with that …

Ethiopia is home to one of the richest and most unique assemblages of fauna and flora on
the African continent. Contained within its borders are two major centers of endemism, the …

Background Canine rabies causes many thousands of human deaths every year in Africa,
and continues to increase throughout much of the continent. Methodology/Principal Findings …

Ethiopian wolves, a canid species endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands, have been steadily
declining in numbers for decades. Currently, out of 35 extant species, it is now one of the …

This paper reviews the broader benefits of canine vaccination to human and animal health
and welfare with an emphasis on the impacts of mass dog vaccination against rabies in …

Background Rabies is a zoonotic disease that has been prevalent in humans and animals
for centuries in Ethiopia and it is often dealt with using traditional practices. There is lack of …

Summary 1 Knowledge of infection reservoir dynamics is critical for effective disease control,
but identifying reservoirs of multi‐host pathogens is challenging. Here, we synthesize …

Rates of encounters between humans and wildlife are increasing in cities around the world,
especially when wildlife overlap with people in time, space and resources. Coyotes (Canis …

The conventional objective of vaccination programmes is to eliminate infection by reducing
the reproduction number of an infectious agent to less than one, which generally requires …