To understand how the gut microbiome is impacted by human adaptation to varying environments,
we explored gut bacterial communities in the BaAka rainforest hunter-gatherers and …

The metabolic activities of gut microbes significantly influence host physiology; thus,
characterizing the forces that modulate this micro‐ecosystem is key to understanding mammalian …

Although the critical role that our gastrointestinal microbes play in host physiology is now
well established, we know little about the factors that influenced the evolution of primate gut …

Wildlife tourism is proliferating worldwide and has the potential to raise revenue for conservation
as well as public awareness of conservation issues. However, concerns are growing …

Primates are an important source of infectious disease in humans. Strongyloidiasis affects an
estimated 600 million people worldwide, with a global distribution and hotspots of infection …

Balantidiasis is considered a neglected zoonotic disease with pigs serving as reservoir
hosts. However, Balantidium coli has been recorded in many other mammalian species, …

Background Infectious diseases pose one of the greatest threats to endangered species,
and a risk of gastrointestinal parasite transmission from humans to wildlife has always been …

Microscopic diagnosis of equine piroplasmoses, caused by Theileria equi and Babesia
caballi, is hindered by low parasitaemia during the latent phase of the infections. However, this …

Human adenoviruses (HAdV; species HAdV-A to -G) are highly prevalent in the human
population, and represent an important cause of morbidity and, to a lesser extent, mortality. …

Collection of 1327 ticks sampled throughout Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, from
211 tortoises belonging to three species, Testudo marginata Schoepff, T. graeca Linnaeus, …