Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks

Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks

Feral pigs threaten biodiversity in 54 countries and cause an estimated $120 billion in damages annually in the USA. They endanger over 600 native species and have driven 14 to extinction. Additionally, they pose a significant zoonotic disease risk, carrying pathogens such as Brucella, leptospirosis...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Proboste, Abigail Turnlund, Andrew Bengsen, Matthew Gentle, Cameron Wilson, Lana Harriott, Richard A Fuller, Darren Marshall, Ricardo J Soares-Magalhaes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
sus scrofa
feral pigs
network analysis
contact rate
disease modeling
australia
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/102643
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