Extremely contagious pathogens are a global biosecurity threat because of their high
burden of morbidity and mortality, as well as their capacity for fast-moving epidemics that are …

Herbivores are a main driver of ecosystem patterns and processes in semi-arid savannas,
with their effects clearly observed when they are excluded from landscapes. Starting in the …

The epidemiology of wildlife disease is a growing field of research. One reason for this is
that it provides unique opportunities for the study of the spread of infections in unmanaged …

Urban coyotes (Canis latrans) in North America increasingly exhibit a high prevalence of
Echinococcus multilocularis, a cestode of recent and rising public health concern that uses …

Pathogen interactions arising during coinfection can exacerbate disease severity, for
example when the immune response mounted against one pathogen negatively affects …

Knowledge distance is used to measure the difference between granular spaces, which is
an uncertainty measure with strong distinguishing ability in a rough set. However, the current …

The dynamics of directly transmitted pathogens in natural populations are likely to result
from the combined effects of host traits, pathogen biology, and interactions among …

Anaplasmosis, transmitted biologically and mechanically, is one of the most prevalent
diseases responsible for high production costs worldwide. In this research, the prevalence …

Individual animals in natural populations tend to host diverse parasite species concurrently
over their lifetimes. In free‐living ecological communities, organismal life histories shape …

Oriental theileriosis is an economically important tickborne disease of bovines, caused by
some members of the Theileria orientalis complex. Currently, 11 distinct operational …