“…In addition, populations may also suffer from indirect effects, such as increased susceptibility to infectious diseases due to immunosuppression caused by a more stressful environment (Baskaran & Boominathan, 2012;Hollings, Jones, Mooney, & Mc Callum, 2013;Namroodi, Gholami, & Shariat-Bahadori, 2016). Conversely, the debilitating effects of infectious diseases, in particular those that affect the central nervous system and cause neurological disorders, may also increase the likelihood of species being road-killed (Greene & Appel, 2006;Namroodi et al, 2016). This highlights the importance of determining the health status of wildlife populations, particularly regarding diseases such as rabies and canine distemper and their respective reservoirs (Avendaño et al, 2016;Carnieli et al, 2006;Gomes et al, 2012).…”