Zoonotic parasites associated with predation by dogs and cats

JA Mendoza Roldan, D Otranto - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
One of the most common behaviors of cats that have an indoor/outdoor lifestyle is to bring
hunted “gifts” to their owners, represented by small mammals, reptiles and birds. Access to …

Review of paper-based microfluidic analytical devices for in-field testing of pathogens

W Li, X Ma, YC Yong, G Liu, Z Yang - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Pathogens cause various infectious diseases and high morbidity and mortality which is a
global public health threat. The highly sensitive and specific detection is of significant …

Predicting the global mammalian viral sharing network using phylogeography

GF Albery, EA Eskew, N Ross, KJ Olival - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding interspecific viral transmission is key to understanding viral ecology and
evolution, disease spillover into humans, and the consequences of global change. Prior …

Climate variation influences host specificity in avian malaria parasites

A Fecchio, K Wells, JA Bell, VV Tkach, HL Lutz… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Parasites with low host specificity (eg infecting a large diversity of host species) are of
special interest in disease ecology, as they are likely more capable of circumventing …

Airborne geographical dispersal of Q fever from livestock holdings to human communities: a systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

NJ Clark, RJ Soares Magalhães - BMC infectious diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. This bacterium
survives harsh conditions and attaches to dust, suggesting environmental dispersal is a risk …

Host specificity in variable environments

K Wells, NJ Clark - Trends in Parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
Host specificity encompasses the range and diversity of host species that a parasite is
capable of infecting and is considered a crucial measure of a parasite's potential to shift …

Urban-adapted mammal species have more known pathogens

GF Albery, CJ Carlson, LE Cohen, EA Eskew… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The world is rapidly urbanizing, inviting mounting concern that urban environments will
experience increased zoonotic disease risk. Urban animals could have more frequent …

Who let the cats out? A global meta-analysis on risk of parasitic infection in indoor versus outdoor domestic cats (Felis catus)

K Chalkowski, AE Wilson, CA Lepczyk… - Biology …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Parasitic infection risks in domestic animals may increase as a result of outdoor activities,
often leading to transmission events to and from owners, other domestic animals and …

Essential oils as novel anthelmintic drug candidates

SK Panda, M Daemen, G Sahoo, W Luyten - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Helminths, with an estimated 1.5 billion annual global infections, are one of the major health
challenges worldwide. The current strategy of the World Health Organization to prevent …

Water sources aggregate parasites with increasing effects in more arid conditions

G Titcomb, JN Mantas, J Hulke, I Rodriguez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Shifts in landscape heterogeneity and climate can influence animal movement in ways that
profoundly alter disease transmission. Water sources that are foci of animal activity have …