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SARS-CoV-2 exposure in deer increases with use of human-modified habitat
Deer can transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to humans and harbour human-extinct variants. Despite this public health threat, ecological mechanisms driving exposure patterns in deer populations remain poorly understood. Our objective was to ident...
- Health & Medicine
We describe the diagnostic utility of peripheral tissues from naturally infected free-ranging rabid striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) to explore enhanced rabies surveillance testing using alternative tissues to the brainstem. Fifty-two dead or moribund adult striped skunks were...
- BiologyOpen access
Genome sequencing reveals a highly divergent genotype II African swine fever virus in Nigeria
African swine fever is a viral disease with major socioeconomic consequences in countries including Nigeria, where pig farming sustains many livelihoods. Despite the critical role of genomic data in outbreak control, Nigeria has remained underrepresented in global African swine f...
- BiologyOpen access
Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV, Tobamovirus tomatotessellati ), is an economically important tobamovirus of tomato that has been effectively controlled through the deployment of the Tm -2 2 resistance gene. However, resistance-breaking (RB) strains have emerged. In 2023, Solanum pimpi...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
A Smart Bait Dispenser with Real-time Monitoring for Species-Specific Bait Delivery
1. Remote image capture using trail cameras has become an essential part of many wildlife monitoring and management programs. Oral bait vaccination has been a valuable tool in wildlife disease management, but baits are generally dropped on the ground or delivered by devices that...
- Climate & Environment
Ethyl-iophenoxic acid as a serum biomarker for marsupial species in oral bait trials
Abstract Ethyl-iophenoxic acid (Et-IPA) is widely recognized as a useful biomarker to confirm oral bait consumption in eutherian species. In historical studies on marsupials, Et-IPA was rapidly eliminated from brushtail possums ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) and swamp wallabies ( Wall...