High‐density populations of large ungulates are now widespread. However, the perception
of overabundance only appears when it produces a problem for humans, such as a loss of …

Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are indigenous in many countries in the world. These free-living
swine are known reservoirs for a number of viruses, bacteria and parasites that are …

While there is good evidence linking animal introductions to impacts on native communities
via disease emergence, our understanding of how such impacts occur is incomplete …

The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with
the behaviour and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world's …

Existing strategies for long‐term bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control/eradication campaigns
are being reconsidered in many countries because of the development of new testing …

The worldwide status of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) as a zoonosis remains of great concern.
This article reviews the main risk factors for bTB in cattle based on a three-level …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis and closely related
mycobacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. They have an extensive host …

Successful eradication schemes for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have been implemented in a
number of European and other countries over the last 50 years. However, the islands of …

M. bovis and M. caprae, members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), are
the major causative agents of tuberculosis in domestic animals. Notably, M. bovis exhibits a …

Transmission of infectious diseases is strongly influenced by who contacts whom. Despite
the global distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in free-living wild mammal populations, little is …