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Road infrastructures impact wildlife species in several ways. In particular, animals could suffer from habitat loss, traffic mortality, barrier to movements and populations subdivision. Despite the importance of those issues and the large amount of available data, only few published papers investigated road-wildlife interactions in Wallonia, Belgium so far. Road-kills observations recorded between 2006 and 2016 in three different databases have therefore been analysed, focusing on the Eurasian badger (Meles meles), the European polecat (Mustela putorius) and the raccoon (Procyon lotor). Those data have been harvested voluntarily, without any sampling program. In this master thesis, an original methodology has first been designed to sort out and select relevant data. To do so, distances to roads have been used and double-counts have been removed. Then, the goal was to test whether roadkill observations could serve as an indicator of wildlife populations’ status and trends. Results showed poor to medium similarity between collision data and data that were considered as the reference. Finally, impacts of roads on these mammals have been investigated. Hotspots maps have been drawn, and it has been calculated that at least 7,42% to 13,69% of badgers’ populations are killed on roads each year. However, all those results are only partially reliable as they depend on search effort, which was unknown. For further research, it is recommended to improve data encoding and to investigate deeper the issue of sampling effort.

Road-kills --- Roads --- Badger --- Polecat --- Raccoon --- Wallonia --- voluntary data --- citizen science --- indicator --- hotspots --- Meles meles --- Mustela putorius --- Procyon lotor --- Sciences du vivant > Agriculture & agronomie

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Throughout history, wildlife has been an important source of infectious diseases transmissible to humans. Today, zoonoses with a wildlife reservoir constitute a major public health problem, affecting all continents. The importance of such zoonoses is increasingly recognized, and the need for more attention in this area is being addressed. The total number of zoonoses is unknown, some 1,415 known human pathogens have been catalogued, and 62% are of zoonotic origin [1]. With time, more and more human pathogens are found to be of animal origin. Moreover, most emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonoses. Wild animals seem to be involved in the epidemiology of most zoonoses and serve as major reservoirs for transmission of zoonotic agents to domestic animals and humans [2]. The concept of the ‘One Health’ approach involving collaboration between veterinary and medical scientists, policy makers, and public health officials, is necessary to foster joint cooperation and control of emerging zoonotic diseases [3]. Zoonotic diseases caused by a wide range of arthropods, bacteria, helminths, protozoans, and viruses can cause serious and even life-threatening clinical conditions in animals, with a number of them also affecting the human population due to their zoonotic potential. The aim of the current Special Issue is to cover recent and novel research trends in zoonotic diseases in wildlife, including the relevant topics related to wildlife, zoonosis, public health, emerging diseases, infectious diseases and parasitic diseases.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Zoology & animal sciences --- west nile virus --- arbovirus --- zoonotic --- macaque --- bats --- c-ELISA --- RT-PCR --- Anaplasma phagocytophilum --- zoonosis --- tick --- wild ungulates --- phylogenesis --- molecular epidemiology --- Coxiella burnetii --- Q fever --- serology --- epidemiology --- wildlife --- European bison --- micromammals --- Cryptosporidium --- Giardia --- Blastocystis --- Enterocytozoon bieneusi --- Balantioides coli --- Troglodytella --- non-human primates --- rats --- zoological garden --- one health --- Helicobacter spp. --- PCR --- Sus scrofa --- Meles meles --- badger --- tuberculosis --- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex --- P22 ELISA --- isolation --- cattle --- Atlantic Spain --- filter card --- faeces --- transportation --- storage --- preservation --- Giardia duodenalis --- Cryptosporidium hominis --- seroprevalence --- ruminants --- humans --- dust --- aerosols --- Salmonella --- turtles --- wildlife rescue centres --- camera-traps --- interactions --- wildlife-livestock interface --- non-tuberculous mycobacteria --- Leptospira interrogans --- microscopic agglutination test --- Slovenia --- west nile virus --- arbovirus --- zoonotic --- macaque --- bats --- c-ELISA --- RT-PCR --- Anaplasma phagocytophilum --- zoonosis --- tick --- wild ungulates --- phylogenesis --- molecular epidemiology --- Coxiella burnetii --- Q fever --- serology --- epidemiology --- wildlife --- European bison --- micromammals --- Cryptosporidium --- Giardia --- Blastocystis --- Enterocytozoon bieneusi --- Balantioides coli --- Troglodytella --- non-human primates --- rats --- zoological garden --- one health --- Helicobacter spp. --- PCR --- Sus scrofa --- Meles meles --- badger --- tuberculosis --- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex --- P22 ELISA --- isolation --- cattle --- Atlantic Spain --- filter card --- faeces --- transportation --- storage --- preservation --- Giardia duodenalis --- Cryptosporidium hominis --- seroprevalence --- ruminants --- humans --- dust --- aerosols --- Salmonella --- turtles --- wildlife rescue centres --- camera-traps --- interactions --- wildlife-livestock interface --- non-tuberculous mycobacteria --- Leptospira interrogans --- microscopic agglutination test --- Slovenia

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A concise guide to the care of small mammals, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery covers the conditions seen most often in veterinary practice. The book emphasizes preventive medicine along with topics including disease management, ophthalmology, dentistry, and zoonosis. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate key concepts related to radiographic interpretation, relevant anatomy, and diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques. Now in full color, this edition adds coverage of more surgical procedures and expands coverage of zoonotic disease. From editors

Ferret -- Diseases. --- Ferret -- Surgery. --- Ferrets -- surgery. --- Rabbits -- Diseases. --- Rabbits -- Surgery. --- Rodentia -- surgery. --- Rodents -- Diseases. --- Rodents -- Surgery. --- Surgical Procedures, Operative -- veterinary. --- Mammals --- Lagomorpha --- Mustelidae --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Vertebrates --- Carnivora --- Chordata --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Rabbits --- Ferrets --- Rodentia --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Veterinary Medicine --- Rodents --- Beavers --- Capybaras --- Castor Beaver --- Dipodidae --- Hydrochaeris --- Jerboas --- Beaver --- Capybara --- Hydrochaeri --- Jerboa --- Rodent --- Rodentias --- Domestic Polecats --- European Polecats --- Mustela putorius --- Mustela putorius furo --- Domestic Polecat --- Ferret --- Polecat, Domestic --- Polecats, Domestic --- Polecats, European --- Chinchilla Rabbits --- NZW Rabbits --- New Zealand White Rabbits --- Oryctolagus cuniculus --- Belgian Hare --- New Zealand Rabbits --- Rabbit, Domestic --- Chinchilla Rabbit --- Domestic Rabbit --- Domestic Rabbits --- Hare, Belgian --- NZW Rabbit --- New Zealand Rabbit --- Rabbit --- Rabbit, Chinchilla --- Rabbit, NZW --- Rabbit, New Zealand --- Rabbits, Chinchilla --- Rabbits, Domestic --- Rabbits, NZW --- Rabbits, New Zealand --- Zealand Rabbit, New --- Zealand Rabbits, New --- cuniculus, Oryctolagus --- Ghost Surgery --- Operative Procedures --- Operative Surgical Procedure --- Operative Surgical Procedures --- Procedure, Operative Surgical --- Procedures, Operative Surgical --- Surgery, Ghost --- Surgical Procedure, Operative --- Operative Procedure --- Procedure, Operative --- Procedures, Operative --- General Surgery --- Eucarya --- Eukarya --- Eukaryotes --- Eukaryotas --- Eukaryote --- Animalia --- Animal --- Metazoa --- Chordates --- Chordate --- Vertebrate --- Badgers --- Gulo --- Martens --- Martes --- Martes zibellina --- Sables --- Weasels --- Wolverines --- Badger --- Gulos --- Marten --- Sable --- Weasel --- Wolverine --- Lagomorphs --- Leporidae --- Ochotonidae --- Ochotona --- Pikas --- Lagomorph --- Pika --- Mammalia --- Mammal --- European Polecat --- Polecat, European --- New Zealand White Rabbit --- Surgical Procedures --- Procedure, Surgical --- Procedures, Surgical --- Surgical Procedure --- Lapin --- Furet --- Rongeurs --- Hérissons --- Animaux --- Chirurgie vétérinaire. --- surgery. --- veterinary. --- maladies. --- Maladies. --- Hedgehogs. --- Animal Diseases. --- Maladies animales. --- Animal Diseases --- surgery --- veterinary --- Rodent diseases