In response to ever-increasing anthropogenic changes to natural ecosystems, regional,
national and international organizations have established guidelines for monitoring …

In the last half century, significant attention has been given to animal diseases; however, our
understanding of disease processes and how to manage them at the livestock–wildlife …

Several potential proximate causes may be implicated in a recent (post‐1984) decline in
moose (Alces alces andersoni) numbers at their southern range periphery in northwest …

Epidemiological studies typically focus on single‐parasite systems, although most hosts
harbor multiple parasite species; thus, the potential impacts of co‐infection on disease …

Field parasitological studies consistently demonstrate the reality of polyparasitism in natural
systems. However, only recently, studies from ecological and evolutionary fields have …

This book arose out of teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in wildlife diseases. It,
in some ways, chronicles my involvement in the investigation and diagnosis of diseases in …

The “Great Contraction”, a term used by Flores (1996) to describe the destruction of bison in
North America, has been chronicled by numerous authors (Dary 1974; Isenberg 2000; …

Brucellosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases in China, especially in Inner Mongolia
where occurs the largest number of human brucellosis cases of Mainland China, which can …

In Canada, there are two known regional foci where wildlife populations are infected with
bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) and considered to be disease reservoirs. Free …

Background Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance infecting humans,
domestic animals, and wildlife. Little is known about the epidemiology and persistence of …