Establishing and maintaining protected areas (PAs) are key tools for biodiversity conservation.
However, this approach is insufficient for many species, particularly those that are wide-…

Connectivity conservation is aimed at sustaining animal movements and ecological
processes important to ecosystem functioning and the maintenance of biodiversity. However, …

Among the genotype/species causing cystic echinococcosis, the taxonomic status of
Echinococcus canadensis is only partially resolved. Within E. canadensis, four genotypes (G6, G7, …

Aim There is a dearth of evidence that determines the genetic diversity of populations
contained within present‐day protected areas compared with their historical state prior to large‐…

Background Knowledge about parasitic infections is crucial information for animal health,
particularly of free-ranging species that might come into contact with livestock and humans. …

In many savannah regions of Africa, pronounced seasonal variability in rainfall results in
wildlife being restricted to floodplains and other habitats adjacent to permanent surface water in …

The zoonotic cestode Echinococcus ortleppi (Lopez-Neyra and Soler Planas, 1943) is mainly
transmitted between dogs and cattle. It occurs worldwide but is only found sporadically in …

Background Arthropod-borne pathogens and their vectors are present throughout Africa.
They have been well-studied in livestock of sub-Saharan Africa, but poorly in companion …

Various species of Echinococcus have been described in the past from wild mammals of sub-Saharan
Africa. However, it is only recently, that a few isolates have become available for …

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) causes respiratory disorders and abortion in equids
while EHV-1 regularly causes equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a stroke-like …