Wild terrestrial birds can act as potential local spreaders or bridge hosts for avian influenzaviruses (AIVs) between waterfowl (the maintenance hosts of AIVs) and domestic avianpopulations in which AIVs may cause disease. ...

The sharing of habitat by wild and domestic animals may result in pathogen transmission, notably via ectoparasite vectors such as ticks. Interfaces between protected and communal lands constitute sharp transitions between ...

Diseases transmitted between wildlife and livestock may have significant impacts on local farmers’ health, livestock health and productivity, overall national economies, and conservation initiatives, such as Transfrontier ...

At a human/livestock/wildlife interface, Escherichia coli populations were used to assess the risk of bacterial and antibiotic resistance dissemination between hosts. We used phenotypic and genotypic characterization ...

Strategies to control transboundary diseases have in the past generatedunintended negative consequences for both the environment and local human populations. Integrating perspectives from across disciplines, including livestock, ...

BACKGROUND: African wildlife experienced a reduction in population size and geographical distribution over the last millennium, particularly since the 19th century as a result of human demographic expansion, wildlife ...

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) exhibits extreme morphological variability, which has led to controversies about the validity and taxonomic status of the various recognized subspecies. The present study aims to ...

In southern African transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), people, livestock and wildlife share space and resources in semi-arid landscapes. One consequence of the coexistence of wild and domestic herbivores is the ...