Understanding the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on zoonotic disease risk is both a
critical conservation objective and a public health priority. Here, we evaluate the effects of …

Land-use change has transformed most of the planet. Concurrently, recent outbreaks of
various emerging infectious diseases have raised great attention to the health …

Rodents are known hosts for various ectoparasite taxa such as fleas, lice, ticks and mites.
South Africa is recognized for its animal diversity, yet little is published about the parasite …

Anthropogenic habitat use is a major threat to biodiversity and is known to increase the
abundance of generalist host species such as rodents, which are regarded as potential …

The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is an obligate haematophagous ectoparasite of wildlife
and domestic cats and dogs worldwide. Since cat fleas can affect the health of humans and …

The relative importance of environmental factors and host factors in explaining variation in
prevalence and intensity of flea parasitism in small mammal communities is poorly …

Both large-wildlife loss and climatic changes can independently influence the prevalence
and distribution of zoonotic disease. Given growing evidence that wildlife loss often has …

Background Anthropogenic habitat change often results in altered landscapes that can
provide new environments where hosts, parasites and pathogens can interact. The latter can …

Background In parasitic taxa, life history traits such as microhabitat preference and host
specificity can result in differential evolutionary responses to similar abiotic events. The …

Mastomys natalensis and M. coucha are commensal rodent species endemic to Africa. A
recent taxonomic revision within Mastomys leaves the parasite–host list of M. natalensis …