Diversity of Wildlife Pathogens
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 22268
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wildlife diseases; wildlife conservation; haemosporidian parasites; vector-borne diseases; clinical pathology; parasite biology; host-parasite relationship
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2. Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8536, USA
Interests: one health; wildlife diseases; vector-borne diseases; zoo medicine; veterinary parasitology; lizard malaria; avian haemosporidians
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have created a Special Issue in the journal Diversity in order to integrate the multiple disciplines involved in wildlife pathogen research. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and helminths are important components of wildlife diversity even though they are frequently not considered as such. Knowing the diversity of these pathogens is important for better understanding their role in nature, their host range, and the level of threat they might represent to wild and domestic animals as well as humans.
This collection of research articles, short communications, and literature reviews will highlight studies on the diversity, biology, diagnosis, ecology, and evolution of pathogens that infect wild vertebrates. We also welcome studies investigating vectors involved in the transmission of pathogens circulating in enzootic and zoonotic cycles. Many thanks for your interest in contributing to this Special Issue.
Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Dr. Francisco Ferreira
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- wildlife diseases
- vector-borne diseases
- zoonotic pathogens
- infectious diseases
- animal pathogen
- disease outbreak
- pathogen diagnosis
- emerging diseases
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: THE ADAPTIVE HOST MANIPULATION HYPOTHESIS: PARASITES MODIFY THE BEHAVIOR, MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY ON AMPHIBIANS
Authors: Irene Hernandez-Caballero, Luz Garcia-Longoria, Ivan Gomez-Mestre, Alfonso Marzal
Affiliation: University of Extremadura, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarrea
Title: Updates on cetaceans zoonosis
Authors: Sarker Mohammed Ibrahim Khalil, Massimo Orioles, Gourab Chowdhury ,Donatella Volpatti and Marco Galeotti
Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Udinedisabled, Udine, Italy