The role of wildlife in the transmission of parasitic zoonoses in peri-urban and urban areas. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Apr 2015.
Authors: Ute Mackenstedt, et al.
Highlights
- Urbanization has a huge impact on the transmission of zoonotic parasites.
- Adaptable wild animals are attracted by peri-urban and urban areas.
- Composition of wildlife communities differs between rural and urban areas.
- The transmission of parasites from wild animals to humans and domestic animals in peri-urban and urban environments is far from being understood.
