Identification of predilection sites for wild boar carcass search based on spatial analysis of Latvian ASF surveillance data

L Rogoll, K Schulz, C Staubach, E Oļševskis… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Targeted search for wild boar carcasses is essential for successful control of African swine
fever (ASF) in wild boar populations. To examine whether landscape conditions influence …

First Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Sweden: Local Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Eradication Strategies

E Chenais, V Ahlberg, K Andersson… - Transboundary and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The first case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in Sweden in September 2023.
This article describes the local epidemiology, including the spatiotemporal dynamics of the …

Evaluation of porcine decomposition and total body score (TBS) in a central European temperate forest

L Indra, S Giles, C Alfsdotter… - Journal of forensic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The total body score (TBS) is a visual scoring method to scale the succession of
decomposition stages. It compares decomposition between cadavers, to connect it with …

Season, decay stage, habitat, temperature and carrion beetles allow estimating the post‐mortem interval of wild boar carcasses

J Müller, J Rietz, C von Hoermann… - Ecological Solutions …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The decay process of animal carcasses is a highly complex succession driven by abiotic
and biotic variables and their interactions. As an underexplored ecological recycling …

Post-mortem Interval of Buried Carcasses in a Tropical Rainforest Vegetation of Nigeria

DN Onyejike, UG Esomonu, VA Fischer… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Most of the murder victims in Nigeria are concealed in shallow graves or
clandestine paths or bushes. Knowledge of post-mortem interval (PMI) of buried carcasses …