Comparative assessment of pollution and ecosystem health among the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of Latin America and the Caribbean requires tracking of shifting food-chain associations, loss of habitat, toxic and anoxic impacts to species, diseases, harmful algal blooms and vulnerability to...

Eucalyptus plantations have become increasingly common in Latin America. However, because Eucalyptus is an exotic species, its presence has raised concerns about changes in the environment, especially to soil properties. The objective of this study was to investigate possible changes in selected...

Latin America has tripled production by aquaculture up to 78 million tonnes in the past 20 years. However, one of the problems that aquaculture is facing is the presence of helminth parasites and the diseases caused by them in the region. In this review we have collected all the available...

We estimated the economic impacts of canine rabies in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Direct and indirect costs of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis, dog vaccination and control, rabies diagnostic testing and cattle mortality-related costs were accounted for. The number of human deaths was updated...

Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. are vector-borne parasitic protozoa, the causative agents of Chagas and Leishmaniasis diseases, respectively. Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. have been reported in a wide variety of mammals, including canids, which play an important role in the...

Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are an invasive species and reservoir of numerous zoonotic pathogens in the US, and Texas leads the nation in the estimated population size of feral hogs. Texas also harbors enzootic transmission cycles of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, agent of Chagas disease....

Main livestock species in Latin America and the Caribbean (ALC) introduced from the Iberian Peninsula, have evolved for 500 years in diverse and adverse environmental conditions, suggesting that Criollo animals have genes for adaptation in different frequencies than the exotic breeds. The purpose...

Wildlife trade (both formal and informal) is a potential driver of disease introduction and emergence. Legislative proposals aim to prevent these risks by banning wildlife imports, and creating 'white lists' of species that are cleared for importation. These approaches pose economic harm to the pet ...

MEEREB is an informal network of rabies experts from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, seeking to eliminate rabies from the region. They met for the second time to review the current rabies situation, both globally and in their respective countries, highlighting current rabies...

Neotropical bracken fern invades disturbed forests and burned and abandoned pastures in Latin America, inhibiting the growth of associated vegetation and altering community structure. Cutting of all aboveground vegetation every 6 to 12 mo has proven to be inefficient as a control method. We studied ...