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Low-coverage vaccination strategies for the conservation of endangered species

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  • D. T. Haydon

    (University of Glasgow)

  • D. A. Randall

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House
    Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme)

  • L. Matthews

    (University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre)

  • D. L. Knobel

    (Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme
    University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre)

  • L. A. Tallents

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House
    Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme)

  • M. B. Gravenor

    (Swansea University)

  • S. D. Williams

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House
    Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme)

  • J. P. Pollinger

    (University of California)

  • S. Cleaveland

    (University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre)

  • M. E. J. Woolhouse

    (University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories)

  • C. Sillero-Zubiri

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House
    Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme)

  • J. Marino

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House
    Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme)

  • D. W. Macdonald

    (University of Oxford, Tubney House)

  • M. K. Laurenson

    (Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme
    University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre
    Frankfurt Zoological Society)

Abstract

A wolf at Bay The Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis is a specialist carnivore found only in seven isolated mountain pockets in Ethiopia, where they prey on rodent communities. They live in family packs with an intricate social organization. Fewer than 500 individuals now survive following rabies outbreaks in 1992 and 2003 that severely depleted the population in the Bale Mountains region. Work carried out there as part of the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme ( http://www.ethiopianwolf.org ) has included the development of a vaccination strategy that could be an important model for other conservation projects. The aim is to control the spread of disease through habitat corridors between subpopulations using only low vaccination coverage. This reduces the extent of rabies outbreaks, and should significantly enhance the population's long-term survival chances. Cover photograph by Martin Harvey ( http://www.wildimagesonline.com ).

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  • D. T. Haydon & D. A. Randall & L. Matthews & D. L. Knobel & L. A. Tallents & M. B. Gravenor & S. D. Williams & J. P. Pollinger & S. Cleaveland & M. E. J. Woolhouse & C. Sillero-Zubiri & J. Marino & D., 2006. "Low-coverage vaccination strategies for the conservation of endangered species," Nature, Nature, vol. 443(7112), pages 692-695, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:443:y:2006:i:7112:d:10.1038_nature05177
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05177
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