Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: one health, spillover and human activity

RCA Thompson - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
This review examines parasite zoonoses and wildlife in the context of the One Health triad
that encompasses humans, domestic animals, wildlife and the changing ecosystems in …

A meta-analysis of impacts of immune response and infection on oxidative status in vertebrates

D Costantini - Conservation Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Inferring from patterns observed in biomedical research, ecoimmunological theory predicts
that oxidative stress is a ubiquitous physiological cost that contributes to generating variation …

Negative covariance between parasite load and body condition in a population of feral horses

L Debeffe, PD Mcloughlin, SA Medill, K Stewart… - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
In wild and domestic animals, gastrointestinal parasites can have significant impacts on host
development, condition, health, reproduction and longevity. Improving our understanding of …

Survival costs of reproduction are mediated by parasite infection in wild Soay sheep

JA Leivesley, LF Bussière, JM Pemberton… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A trade‐off between current and future fitness potentially explains variation in life‐history
strategies. A proposed mechanism behind this is parasite‐mediated reproductive costs …

Defensive symbionts mediate host–parasite interactions at multiple scales

SR Hopkins, JM Wojdak, LK Belden - Trends in parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
In protection mutualisms, defensive symbionts protect their hosts from natural enemies,
including parasites. Protection mutualisms were historically considered rare ecological …

Parasite‐associated mortality in a long‐lived mammal: Variation with host age, sex, and reproduction

CL Lynsdale, HS Mumby, AD Hayward… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Parasites can cause severe host morbidity and threaten survival. As parasites are generally
aggregated within certain host demographics, they are likely to affect a small proportion of …

Metal (loid) pollution, not urbanisation nor parasites predicts low body condition in a wetland bioindicator snake

DC Lettoof, J Cornelis, CJ Jolly, F Aubret… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban ecosystems and remnant habitat'islands' therein, provide important strongholds for
many wildlife species including those of conservation significance. However, the persistence …

Efficacy of a medicated feed to treat parasites of wild Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)

C Henry, MZ Brym, J Leach… - Environmental …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Parasites are ubiquitous in wildlife populations and can cause reduced fecundity and
survival in several species, as well as influence cyclic population fluctuations. Anthelmintic …

Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates

ER Dickinson, C McFarland… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density,
ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting parallels between livestock and wildlife: predicting the impact of climate change on gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminants

H Rose, B Hoar, SJ Kutz, ER Morgan - International Journal for Parasitology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Global change, including climate, policy, land use and other associated environmental
changes, is likely to have a major impact on parasitic disease in wildlife, altering the spatio …