Pathogens in the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface: Second Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 811
Special Issue Editors
Interests: One Health; microbiology; mycoplasma; bacteria; public health; animal health; environment; wildlife
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Interests: development of techniques of PCR and qPCR; sequencing of the amplified and analysis of the obtained sequences; cloning of selected genes in prokaryotic expression vectors and transformation of competent cells; bacterial cultures; production of recombinant proteins and their purification by chromatography; development of ELISA; cell culture; data analysis
Interests: molecular zoonosis (mainly through real-time PCR, PCR and sequencing) and serological diagnosis (mainly through ELISA, IFAT, SAR); experience in isolation of both pathogenic bacteria and lactic bacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diseases are increasingly emerging in animal and human populations as a consequence of the complex, and often unseen, interaction processes among wildlife, livestock, humans, vectors and the environment. In many countries around the world, urbanization is leading to dramatic changes in the natural landscape, favoring the adaptation of some wild animals to urban, peri-urban, and rural habitats, owing to the greater availability of a food supply. Unfortunately, some of these highly adaptable species are also hosts for a high number of pathogens that have major significance in public health and veterinary medicine. In this regard, it is vital that we elucidate the dynamics among wildlife, domestic animal species, humans, and arthropod vectors that share the same environmental areas in order to conduct more focused research on the transmission of pathogens. Our aim in launching this Special Issue is to publish original research papers or reviews concerning the emergence, spread, and maintenance of pathogens in complex eco-systems characterized by interactions among wildlife, livestock, humans, vectors, and the environment.
Dr. Sergio Migliore
Dr. Valeria Blanda
Dr. Paola Galluzzo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathogens
- environment
- wildlife
- vector livestock
- human parasite
- virus bacteria
- One Health
- eco-systems interaction
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