Intestinal protozoan infection is a persisting public health problem affecting the populations
of developing countries in the tropical and subtropical regions. The diagnosis of intestinal …

The reasons why some individuals are solitary, and others gregarious are the subject of
ongoing debate as we seek to understand the emergence of sociality. Recent studies …

Human disturbance is an ongoing threat to many wildlife species, manifesting as habitat
destruction, resource overuse, or increased disease exposure, among others. With …

Disease outbreaks are one of the key threats to great apes and other wildlife. Because the
spread of some pathogens (eg, respiratory viruses, sexually transmitted diseases …

Simple Summary One of the basic conditions of animal welfare is good health. While social
behaviors have many benefits for group-living animals, they also play a role in disease …

The coronavirus pandemic has made us all too familiar with the evolutionary ecology of
disease and the role of social behavior in the transmission of infection. Although the human …

Increased exposure to pathogens is often considered to be one of the most significant costs
of group living. As a result, animals typically avoid close association with individuals who …

Epidemiological studies have identified numerous environmental and individual
characteristics underlying the heterogeneity of gastrointestinal parasitism within host …

A close phylogenetic relationship between nonhuman primates (NHPs) and humans is
recognized as a causal subjacent factor to the sharing and coevolution of zoonotic …

Infectious diseases can be considered a threat to animal welfare and are commonly spread
through both direct and indirect social interactions with conspecifics. This is especially true …