Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
7 - Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 April 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
The social changes occurring across Europe in the last 40 years have had a pronounced effect on the environment, creating a dynamic situation where new pathogens or new hosts emerge, changes in population density or host behaviour affect disease prevalence and, in some cases, may allow disease agents to boost their virulence and widen their host range (Figure 7.1).
Apart from the role of pathogens in the population dynamics of wild populations of ungulates (discussed here in Chapter 11), another significant issue is the risk of transmission of disease agents between wildlife and livestock or human beings. While some pathogens exclusively infect a single host species, these are usually highly coevolved parasites with limited effect on the primary host's population (Crawley, 1992; Vicente et al., 2004a). In contrast, many parasites can infect multiple host species and these are primarily responsible for outbreaks of infectious diseases in humans, livestock and indeed among wildlife (Swinton et al., 2002; Woolhouse, 2002).
The increased distribution and densities of wild ungulates registered all across Europe (see chapters in Apollonio et al., 2010), together with a move within the livestock industry from more intensive to more extensive farming systems, or at least systems with a lower human presence on the field, have increased the risk of contact between wildlife and livestock (e.g. Laddomada et al., 1994; Gortázar et al., 2007).
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- Ungulate Management in EuropeProblems and Practices, pp. 192 - 214Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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