The effect of protected areas on pathogen exposure in endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-22

  Prager, K C ^a   Mazet, Jonna A K ^a   Munson, Linda ^a   Cleaveland, Sarah ^b   Donnelly, Christl A ^c   Dubovi, Edward J ^d   Szykman Gunther, Micaela ^e,f   Lines, Robin ^g   Mills, Gus ^h   Davies Mostert, Harriet T ^i,j   Weldon McNutt, J ^k   Rasmussen, Gregory ^j   Terio, Karen ^l   Woodroffe, Rosie ^a,m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Zambian Carnivore Programme   (Zambia)

^h The Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation South Africa   (South Africa)

ⁱ ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k Botswana Predator Conservation Program   (Botswana)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^m INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

African wild dog; Canine distemper virus; Domestic dog; Exposure risk; Infectious disease; Rabies virus

Indexed keywords

CANID; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PROTECTED AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS;

BABESIA; CANINE CORONAVIRUS; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORONAVIRUS; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS; LYCAON PICTUS; PARVOVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84860217933     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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