Using a top predator as a sentinel for environmental contamination with pathogenic bacteria: the Iberian wolf and leptospires

The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus) is the top predator in the Iberian environments in which it lives, feeding on a wide range of species, thus encountering a wide range of disease agents. Therefore, the wolf can serve as sentinel of environment...

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Main Authors: Javier Millán, Emilio J García, Álvaro Oleaga, José Vicente López-Bao, Luis Llaneza, Vicente Palacios, Mónica G Candela, Aitor Cevidanes, Alejandro Rodríguez, Luis León-Vizcaíno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000801041&lng=en&tlng=en