Rabies as a threat to wildlife
| Autor: | P. Tizzani, P. Caceres, F A Leighton, Kevin J. Olival, M Stuchin, R G Bengis, C M Machalaba, E. Erlacher-Vindel, William B. Karesh, F Diaz, M Popovic, G. Torres, Marc Artois, Koichi Murata, S. Forcella |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
education.field_of_study biology Population Rabies virus Wildlife Zoology General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Lycaon pictus Vaccination 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Infectious disease (medical specialty) medicine Animal Science and Zoology Rabies education Wildlife conservation |
| Zdroj: | Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'OIE. 37:341-357 |
| ISSN: | 0253-1933 |
| DOI: | 10.20506/rst.37.2.2858 |
| Popis: | The impact of infectious disease may become progressively more harmful to a species' survival as a wild population approaches an 'extinction vortex'. This risk is especially relevant for pathogens that spread rapidly and result in high mortality rates. Rabies, a virus that infects many mammalian species, can be efficiently transmitted through infected saliva, and is fatal without prior vaccination or rapid post-exposure prophylaxis (in humans). The authors conducted an extensive literature review to identify all wild mammal species reported to have been infected with rabies virus. They found reports of infection in 190 mammalian species, including 16 with elevated risk of extinction and two for which rabies is a direct conservation threat: the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) and the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). This paper discusses selected examples in which rabies has contributed to the population decline of a species of conservation concern. In addition, the authors note the importance of the transmission of rabies virus (RABV) from domestic dogs to wildlife, and the many challenges associated with the vaccination of wild animals. With this in mind, they present potential solutions to reduce the burden of rabies on wildlife. Once stable control of RABV is achieved in domestic dogs, remaining rabies threats to wildlife conservation can be addressed more effectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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