Wildlife parasitology: sample collection and processing, diagnostic constraints, and methodological challenges in terrestrial carnivores
Abstract Wild terrestrial carnivores play a crucial role as reservoir, maintenance, and spillover hosts for a wide parasite variety. They may harbor, shed, and transmit zoonotic parasites and parasites of veterinary importance for domestic hosts. Although wild carnivores are globally distributed and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-03-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06226-4 |