Global trends in infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface.

ABSTRACT: The role and significance of wildlife-livestock interfaces in disease ecology has largely been neglected, despite recent interest in animals as origins of emerging diseases in humans. Scoping review methods were applied to objectively assess the relative interest by the scientific community in infectious diseases at interfaces between wildlife and livestock, to characterize animal species and regions involved, as well as to identify trends over time. An extensive literature search combining wildlife, livestock, disease, and geographical search terms yielded 78,861 publications, of which 15,998 were included in the analysis. Publications dated from 1912 to 2013 and showed a continuous increasing trend, including a shift from parasitic to viral diseases over time. In particular there was a s

SUBMITTER: Wiethoelter AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4534210 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature