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Carnivore-livestock conflicts in Chile: evidence and methods for mitigation
Astorga, Francisca [Univ Mayor, Fac Ciencias, Campus Huechuraba]; Rodríguez, Valeska; Escobar, Luis E.; Medina-Vogel, Gonzalo (JACK H BERRYMAN INST, 2019)Human population growth and habitat loss have exacerbated human-wildlife conflicts worldwide. We explored trends in human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs) in Chile using scientific and official reports to identify areas and species ... -
Distributional ecology of Andes hantavirus: a macroecological approach
Astorga, Francisca [Univ Mayor, Fac Ciencias, Campus Huechuraba, Santiago]; Escobar, Luis E.; Poo-Muñoz, Daniela; Escobar-Dodero, Joaquín; Rojas-Hucks, Sylvia; Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Duclos, Melanie; Romero-Alvarez, Daniel; Molina-Burgos, Blanca E.; Penafiel-Ricaurte, Alexandra; Toro, Frederick; Pena-Gómez, Francisco T.; Peterson, A. Townsend (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2018)Background: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infection endemic in Chile and Argentina, caused by Andes hantavirus (ANDV). The rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is suggested as the main reservoir, although several ... -
International meeting on sarcoptic mange in wildlife, June 2018, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Astorga, Francisca [Univ Mayor, Fac Ciencias, Campus Huechuraba, Santiago]; Carver, Scott; Almberg, Emily S.; Sousa, Giovane R.; Wingfiele, Kimberly; Niedringhaus, Kevin D.; Van Wick, Peach; Rossi, Luca; Xie, Yue; Cross, Paul; Angelone, Samer; Gortazar, Christian; Escobar, Luis E. (BMC, 2018)Sarcoptic mange is a globally distributed disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which also causes scabies in humans. A wide and increasing number of wild mammal species are reported to be susceptible to ... -
Retrospective and Predictive Investigation of Fish Kill Events
Poo-Muñoz, Daniela A. [Univ Mayor, Fac Ciencias, Escuela Med Vet, Santiago, Chile]; Phelps, Nicholas B. D.; Bueno, Irene; Knowles, Sarah J.; Massarani, Sarah; Rettkowski, Rebecca; Shen, Ling; Rantala, Heidi; Phelps, Paula L. F.; Escobar, Luis E. (WILEY, 2019)Fish kill investigations are critical to understanding threats to aquatic ecosystems and can serve as a measure of environmental disruption as well as an early indicator of emerging disease. The goal of this study was to ...