Health status of dogs at wild-domestic interface areas of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve, Paraguay
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https://doi.org/10.32480/rscp.2019-24-1.114-125Keywords:
Canis lupus familiaris, zoonoses, biodiversity conservation, protected area managementAbstract
Protected areas have diffuse boundaries in many cases and their buffer areas constitute a human-domestic-wildlife interface area favorable to the movement of both domestic and wild animals and for the exchange of pathogens. We studied domestic dogs from two localities near the Mbaracayú Forest Natural Reserve (RNBM), Canindeyú, Paraguay, a strictly protected area of 64,405 ha. For this, health data were collected from 47 dogs from the Aché and Ava Guaraní communities of Arroyo Bandera and Mboi Jagua during 2012 and 2013. These communities were selected because their dogs enter the Reserve. The dogs analyzed in these communities adjacent to RNBM, although they appeared healthy, did not receive any type of veterinary attention, and therefore constitute a potential threat to the wildlife of the RNBM. We recommend the implementation of environmental education programs and sterilization and vaccination campaigns of pets in the human settlements around the RNBM.
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2. Gillespie TR, Chapman CA, Greiner EC. Effects of logging on gastrointestinal parasite infections and infection risk in African primates. J Appl Ecol 2005;(42):699-707.
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29. Vanak AT, Gompper ME. Dogs Canis familiaris as carnivores: their role and function in intraguild competition. Mammal Rev 2009;(39):265–283.
30. Wittemyer G, Elsen P, Bean WT, Burton ACO, Brashares JS. Accelerated human population growth at protected area edges. Science 2008;(321):123-125.
31. Young H, Griffin RH, Wood CL, Nunn CL. Does habitat disturbance increase infectious disease risk for primates? Ecol Lett 2013 (16):656–663.
32. Alexander KA, McNutt JW. Human behavior influences infectious disease emergence at the human-animal interface. Front Ecol Environ 2010; (8): 522–526.
33. Sepúlveda MA, Singer RS, Silva-Rodríguez E, Stowhas P, Pelican K. Domestic Dogs in Rural Communities around Protected Areas: Conservation Problem or Conflict Solution? PLoS One 2014;9(1):e86152.
34. Richardson DM. Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology: The Legacy of Charles Elton. In: Davis, MA. Researching Invasive Species 50 Years After Elton: A Cautionary Tale. New Jersey: Blackwell Publishing Lt.; 2011. p. 265-276.
35. Lessa I, Guimaraes TCS, de Godoy Bergallo H, Cunha A, Vierira E. Domestic dogs in protected areas: a threat to Brazilian mammals? Brazilian Journal of Nature Conservation. 2016;(14):46- 56.
36. Hughes J, Macdonald DW. A review of the interactions between free-roaming domestic dogs and wildlife. Biol Conserv. 2013;(157):341-351
37. Jorge RSP, Rocha FL, May JA. Ocorrência de patógenos em carnívoros selvagens brasileiros e suas implicações para a conservação e saùde pública. Oecol Aust. 2010;(14):686-710.
38. Curi NHDA, de Oliveira Paschoal AM, Massara RL. Factors associated with the seroprevalence of leishmaniasis in dogs living around Atlantic Forest fragments. PLoS ONE. 2014;(9):e104003.
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Health status of dogs at wild-domestic interface areas of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve, Paraguay. Rev. Soc. cient. Py. [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 6 [cited 2025 Nov. 2];24(1):114-25. Available from: https://sociedadcientifica.org.py/ojs/index.php/rscpy/article/view/60
