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PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 157-161Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2019.06.003
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Dogs; Spillover; Infectious diseases; Zoonoses; Public health
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES, Brazil)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq, Brazil)
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The presence of domestic/free-ranging dogs in Brazilian protected areas and native vegetation fragments is an important problem, mainly because these animals pose a threat to wild species that live in such areas. In addition, dogs constantly circulate between wildlife environments and urban regions, acting as bridges in spillover events. Dogs are traditionally recognized as vectors of zoonoses, which are correct, but their roles as facilitating agents for the jump of pathogens from wild animals to humans (and vice versa) are sparsely debated. In this context, this work briefly describes the different roles of dogs in the dynamics and ecology of infectious diseases, using the Brazilian scenario as a study model. (C) 2019 Associacao Brasileira de Cielacia Ecologica e Conservacao. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.
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