Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is
among the most lethal of all infectious diseases in the Americas. In Mexico, the disease was …

Simple Summary Domestic dogs are abundant worldwide—as owned pets, unowned strays,
and feral animals. High numbers of free-roaming dogs can be a concern because of the …

Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have a near-global distribution. They range from being
feral and free-ranging to owned and completely dependent on humans. All types of domestic …

Collaborative approaches in health, such as One Health (OH), are promising; nevertheless,
several authors point at persistent challenges for designing and implementing OH initiatives …

Simple Summary Desexing is a general term for interventions suppressing fertility in dogs,
most commonly by surgically removing the testes or ovaries (“gonadectomy”). Desexing is …

The perceived benefits of a One Health approach are largely hinged on increasing public
health efficiency and cost effectiveness through a better understanding of disease risk …

One Health is a transdisciplinary approach used to address complex concerns related to
human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health. One Health frameworks and operational tools …

Indigenous populations around the world face disproportionately high rates of disease
related to the environment and animals. One Health is a concept that has been used …

Background A recent dramatic surge in pet ownership has been observed across
metropolitan areas in Asia. To date, there is a dearth of information on the risk associated …

Free-ranging domestic dogs Canis familiaris threaten wildlife species through predation,
hybridization, competition for resources, and by contributing to the transmission of …