Leptospirosis and the environment: A review and future directions

EA Bradley, G Lockaby - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

Risks of introduction and economic consequences associated with African swine fever, classical swine fever and foot‐and‐mouth disease: A review of the literature

VR Brown, RS Miller, SC McKee… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
African swine fever (ASF), classical swine fever (CSF) and foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD)
are considered to be three of the most detrimental animal diseases and are currently foreign …

Answers blowing in the wind: Detection of birds, mammals, and amphibians with airborne environmental DNA in a natural environment over a yearlong survey

MD Johnson, MA Barnes, NR Garrett… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) from passively collected airborne dust has
demonstrated broad success for sensitive and robust detection of plants. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive target analysis and TOP assay of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wild boar livers indicate contamination hot-spots in the …

J Rupp, M Guckert, U Berger, W Drost, A Mader… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The suitability of wild boar liver as a bioindicator of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) in the terrestrial environment was investigated. Samples from 50 animals in three …

Re-framing deer herbivory as a natural disturbance regime with ecological and socioeconomic outcomes in the eastern United States

BB Hanberry, EK Faison - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances are critical ecosystem processes, with both ecological and
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …

A review of the impacts of invasive wild pigs on native vertebrates

MT McDonough, SS Ditchkoff, MD Smith… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
The wild pig (Sus scrofa) is a successful invasive species that has become well established
outside of its native range in Eurasia. The invasive wild pig is the result of released or …

[HTML][HTML] The boar war: five hot factors unleashing boar expansion and related emergency

D Fulgione, M Buglione - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent and ever-growing problem of boar (Sus scrofa forms including wild boar, hybrid
and feral pig) expansion is a very complex issue in wildlife management. The damages …

Global prevalence, subtypes distribution, zoonotic potential, and associated risk factors of Blastocystis sp. in domestic pigs (Sus domesticus) and wild boars (Sus …

A Asghari, A Sadrebazzaz, L Shamsi, M Shams - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2021 - Elsevier
The intestinal parasite Blastocystis sp. is a widely distributed protist among humans and
various animal hosts, with significant prevalence in develo** countries. Due to the …

Mixed ancestry from wild and domestic lineages contributes to the rapid expansion of invasive feral swine

TJ Smyser, MA Tabak, C Slootmaker… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien species are a significant threat to both economic and ecological systems.
Identifying the processes that give rise to invasive populations is essential for implementing …

Economic estimates of invasive wild pig damage to crops in 12 US states

S McKee, A Anderson, K Carlisle, SA Shwiff - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the results of a survey on invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa L.) damage and control in
12 US states (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi …