Mortality Investigation of a Free-ranging Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in a Fragmented Landscape in Northern Costa Rica.

IF 1.2 4区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Wildlife Diseases Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI:10.7589/JWD-D-24-00222

Jorge Rojas-Jiménez, Sonia M Hernandez, Emmanuel Rojas-Valerio, Roberto W I Olivares, Elías Barquero-Calvo

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Abstract

In Costa Rica, human-tapir conflicts are increasing, including disease transmission, as Baird's tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) move into human-altered landscapes. We investigated the death of a wild male tapir, identifying a systemic Actinomyces israelii infection. The potential of this pathogen being an emerging health threat for tapir conservation warrants further study.

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哥斯达黎加北部破碎景观中自由放养的白头貘（貘）死亡率调查。

在哥斯达黎加，随着bairdii（貘）进入人类改变的景观，人类与貘的冲突正在增加，包括疾病传播。我们调查了一只野生雄性貘的死亡，确定了系统性的以色列放线菌感染。这种病原体对貘保护的潜在健康威胁值得进一步研究。

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

2.70

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0.00%

发文量

213

审稿时长

6-16 weeks

期刊介绍： The JWD publishes reports of wildlife disease investigations, research papers, brief research notes, case and epizootic reports, review articles, and book reviews. The JWD publishes the results of original research and observations dealing with all aspects of infectious, parasitic, toxic, nutritional, physiologic, developmental and neoplastic diseases, environmental contamination, and other factors impinging on the health and survival of free-living or occasionally captive populations of wild animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Papers on zoonoses involving wildlife and on chemical immobilization of wild animals are also published. Manuscripts dealing with surveys and case reports may be published in the Journal provided that they contain significant new information or have significance for better understanding health and disease in wild populations. Authors are encouraged to address the wildlife management implications of their studies, where appropriate.