Home Ranges of the Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (Carnivora, Canidae) and European Badger, Meles meles (Carnivora, Mustelidae), in Oak Forests of Slobozhanshchyna, Ukraine

Brusentsova, Natali

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“…Vroeger werd aangenomen dat vossen in kleine familieverbanden leven, waarbij één dominant paar een aantal ondergeschikte, zich niet-voortplantende vrouwtjes in hun stabiel territorium duldt. Het sociale systeem en de territorialiteit van de vos zijn echter heel flexibel en groepssamenstelling en territorialiteit variëren met de voedselrijkdom van het gebied en met het seizoen (Cavallini, 1996;Brusentsova, 2019).…”

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“…The peaks of rabies epidemic in fox populations in autumn and winter (from October to February) are driven mainly by fox ecology, with peak numbers of cases coinciding with fox resettlement due to breeding, habitat expansion and aggressive behaviour which facilitates fighting over territory (28,31). Fluctuations in fox numbers also depend on the availability of food and the number of infected individuals in the population (5). In addition to ecological factors, the disease dynamic in foxes may be partially influenced by hunting and culling practices in Ukraine.…”

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A descriptive spatiotemporal analysis of rabies in domestic carnivores and wildlife in Ukraine in 2012-2018

Makovska¹,

Howard²,

Bezymennyi³

et al. 2021

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

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Ukraine leads Europe in the number of rabies cases reported in both wild and domestic animals. Endemic rabies in Ukraine poses a threat of rabies spreading into non-endemic neighbouring countries, including Poland, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Romania. This study is the first to collate and analyze rabies cases at the national level in Ukraine. Spatial and temporal analysis was performed to identify space-time clusters of rabies cases using nationally collated rabies surveillance data from 2012-2018. In the study period, 10,717 rabies cases were confirmed, with the majority in domestic carnivores (49.5%; cats: 28.5%; dogs: 21.1%) and the other primarily in foxes (34.0%). Rabies epidemic curves identified peak rabies incidence from October to December for foxes and from October to March for domestic carnivores. The kernel density of rabies for all species indicates a permanently high density in southwest Ukraine (Zakarpattia and Vinnytsia oblasts) and lower in northeast Ukraine (Poltava oblast). The highest density of rabies cases in foxes occurred in oblasts bordering European countries, while rabid domestic carnivores were concentrated near the border with the Russian Federation. The analysis identified 10 statistically significant clusters in foxes and 3 in domestic carnivores, mostly in the same high kernel density locations. Early clusters of foxes were recorded on January 3, 2012 in western Ukraine (ratio, 2.21), and early clusters of domestic carnivores on January 30, 2012 in western Ukraine as well (ratio, 6.39). These findings provide insight into the temporal patterns and distribution of rabies case clusters in wildlife and domestic carnivores in Ukraine. Our study provides policymakers with the first statistically valuable data on the hotspot regions and timing of rabies outbreaks. The analysis may contribute to improved rabies prevention and surveillance strategies by identifying regions for targeted prevention measures so that national programmes for the prevention, surveillance and control of rabies in Ukraine are executed more effectively.

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“…This can be explained by the ecological characteristics of foxes and the high number of fox populations in today's conditions, which increases the prevalence of rabies in wild animals. It is known that the population is affected by the presence or absence of fodder base, which for foxes consists mainly of rodents, and as more land is ploughed for agriculture, the fodder base increases every year, so the prevalence of this species also increases (Brusentsova, 2019). Accordingly, the larger the animal population, the greater the risk of rabies and the greater the area affected.…”

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Modelling the spread of rabies in ukraine

Makovska¹

2020

Ukrainian journal of veterinary sciences

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Due to the concern for animal and human health, efforts to develop mathema cal and computa onal models for predic ng the spa al and temporal dynamics of infec ous diseases, including rabies, are constantly increasing. Therefore, our goal was to model the dynamics of the spread of rabies by foxes, dogs, and cats on the territory of Vinnytsia Oblast in the period from 2012 to 2018. To study and analyse the dynamic spread of rabies in me and space, an informa on-analy cal technology was developed, which is based on retrospec ve data from registered cases of rabies. The rabies transmission parameter was determined using official epizootological data from the regional oblast veterinary laboratory and the regional department of the State Service of Ukraine On Food Safety and Consumer Protec on. It was found that rabies spread the most among dogs and cats at a distance of up to 50 km in the winter (26.45%), from 50 to 100 km -in the autumn (40.33%), over 100 km -in the summer (49.84%). In general, domes c carnivores were sources of rabies within a radius of 50 km in only 16.98% of cases, and within a radius of 100 km -in 55.95% of cases. Foxes were sources of rabies within a radius of 50 km in only 24.33% of cases and within a radius of 100 km in 58.54% of cases. At the same me, the highest spread of rabies among the foxes at a distance of up to 50 km was observed in the spring (31.01%), from 50 to 100 km -in the winter (43.67%), and over 100 km -in the summer (48.38%). The new data will be useful in planning and carrying out preven ve anrabies measures. In the future, it is planned to conduct the modelling in terms of all regions and create forecasts for the spread of rabies on the territory of Ukraine.

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Home Ranges of the Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (Carnivora, Canidae) and European Badger, Meles meles (Carnivora, Mustelidae), in Oak Forests of Slobozhanshchyna, Ukraine

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A descriptive spatiotemporal analysis of rabies in domestic carnivores and wildlife in Ukraine in 2012-2018

Modelling the spread of rabies in ukraine

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