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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The effect of protected areas on pathogen exposure in endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations
Biological Conservation, Volume 150, No. 1, Year 2012
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Infectious diseases impact African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), but the nature and magnitude of this threat likely varies among populations according to different factors, such as the presence and prevalence of pathogens and land-use characteristics. We systematically evaluated these factors to assist development of locally appropriate strategies to mitigate disease risk. Wild dogs from 16 sites representing five unconnected populations were examined for rabies virus, canine distemper virus (CDV), canine parvovirus, canine coronavirus, and Babesia spp. exposure. Analyses revealed widespread exposure to viral pathogens, but Babesia was never detected. Exposure to CDV was associated with unprotected and protected-unfenced areas where wild dogs likely have a high probability of domestic dog contact and, in the case of protected-unfenced areas, likely reside amongst high wildlife densities. Our findings also suggest that domestic dog contact may increase rabies and coronavirus exposure risk. Therefore, domestic dogs may be a source of CDV, rabies and coronavirus, while wildlife may also play an important role in CDV transmission dynamics. Relatively high parvovirus seroprevalence across land-use types suggests that it might persist in the absence of spillover from domestic dogs. Should intervention be needed to control pathogens in wild dogs, efforts to prevent rabies and coronavirus exposure might be directed at reducing infection in the presumed domestic dog reservoir through vaccination. If prevention of CDV and parvovirus infections were deemed a management necessity, control of disease in domestic dogs may be insufficient to reduce transmission risks, and vaccination of wild dogs themselves may be the optimal strategy. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC7092939/bin/mmc1.docx
Authors & Co-Authors
Prager, K. C.
United States, Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
Mazet, Jonna A.K.
United States, Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
Munson, Linda A.
United States, Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
Cleaveland, Sarah C.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
University of Glasgow
Donnelly, Christl A.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Dubovi, Edward J.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Szykman Gunther, Micaela
United States, Arcata
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
United States, Front Royal
Conservation and Research Center National Zoo
Lines, Robin
Zambia, Mfuwe
Zambian Carnivore Programme
Mills, Michael Gus L.
South Africa, Sandton
The Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation South Africa
Davies-Mostert, Harriet T.
South Africa, Parkview
Endangered Wildlife Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Weldon McNutt, J.
Botswana, Maun
Botswana Predator Conservation
Rasmussen, Gregory S.A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Terio, Karen A.
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Woodroffe, Rosie B.
United States, Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Statistics
Citations: 49
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.005
ISSN:
00063207
Research Areas
Covid
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study