Canine distemper virus (CDV) has emerged as a significant disease of wildlife, which is
highly contagious and readily transmitted between susceptible hosts. Initially described as …

The presence of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in Brazilian protected areas is fairly
frequent. The interaction of such dogs with native animals leads to population declines for …

Simple Summary In South Africa, thousands of African lions are bred on farms for
commercial purposes, such as tourism, trophy hunting, and traditional medicine. Lions on …

Was the 1993/1994 fatal canine distemper virus (CDV) epidemic in lions and spotted
hyaenas in the Serengeti ecosystem caused by the recent spillover of a virulent domestic …

Background African Wild Dogs are rarely seen, even where they are relatively common, and
it appears that populations have always existed at very low densities. Table 2 in the …

Canine distemper virus (CDV)(Paramyxoviridae-Morbillivirus) is a worldwide spread virus
causing a fatal systemic disease in a broad range of carnivore hosts. In this study we …

Canine distemper virus (CDV) has recently been identified in populations of wild tigers in
Russia and India. Tiger populations are generally too small to maintain CDV for long …

Lethal infections with canine distemper virus (CDV) have recently been diagnosed in Amur
tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), but long-term implications for the population are unknown …

In 2007, disease related mortality occurred in one African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) pack
close to the north-eastern boundary of the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania …

Populations are limited by three factors: resource availability, predation, and disease.
Ecologists know a great deal about how the first two factors work, but our understanding of …