Disease emergence and resurgence—the wildlife-human connection

Lessons Learned from Human Dimensions of Chronic Wasting Disease Research

“…Individuals also encounter diseases through direct contact as an occupational hazard (e.g., wildlife scientists, fish and wildlife law enforcement personnel, butchers). Consumptive recreationists (e.g., hunters, anglers, trappers) can be exposed to infected wildlife and game meat, and nonconsumptive recreationists are also at risk (e.g., hikers contracting Lyme disease, campers contracting hantavirus; Friend, 2006). Feeding wildlife, for example, increases contact with humans and encourages animals to unnaturally congregate, potentially spreading disease (Vaske et al, 2009).…”

“…Diseases transmitted between animals and humans (i.e., zoonoses) caused more than twothirds of emerging diseases in the last decade (Friend, 2006). These diseases can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact with wildlife or domestic animals.…”

Wildpro Multimedia

“…Worldwide, professionals and field workers involved in the health and management of wild animals, whether captive or free-ranging (with the boundaries having become rather blurred), 11 commonly have to manage situations involving species or conditions with which they are not familiar. In this shrinking world, expanding human populations are coming into contact with species that were previously geographically distant; hosts, vectors, and their associated pathogens are being transported around the world; and climate change is affecting the range of various species, including pathogens and their vectors.…”

Disease Risks Posed by Wild Birds Associated with Agricultural Landscapes

“…(Buxton and Sommer, 1980;Friend, 2006). are rapidly growing molds most commonly associated with decaying matter and the feces of waterfowl and raptors, though a variety of wild birds and domestic poultry are also known to become infected with Aspergillus spp.…”