The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic has led to increased concern over transmission of pathogens
from humans to animals, and its potential to threaten conservation and public health. To …

The order Carnivora includes over 300 species that vary many orders of magnitude in size
and inhabit all major biomes, from tropical rainforests to polar seas. The high diversity of …

Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

Exploitation of natural resources is a driver of human infectious disease emergence. The
emergence of animal reservoirs of Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis, particularly in …

Nematode species of the genus Dracunculus (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) infect tissues and
body cavities of reptiles, domestic and wild carnivores, and humans. The definitive hosts …

Background Guinea worm–Dracunculus medinensis–was historically one of the major
parasites of humans and has been known since antiquity. Now, Guinea worm is on the brink …

The Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) is, along with polio, one of two active
eradication pro grammes endorsed by the World Health Assembly. Currently, smallpox is the …

The global programme for the eradication of Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasitic
nematode Dracunculus medinensis, has been successful in driving down human cases, but …

Los gatos y perros domésticos son las mascotas preferidas del hombre, por lo que se han
convertido en especies invasoras y los carnívoros más abundantes del planeta. A pesar de …

Guinea worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease that was targeted for
eradication several decades ago because of its limited geographical distribution, predictable …