Common Diseases of Wild Animals
- Rabies
Rabies diseases are found in bats, foxes, raccoons, skunks, jackals, wild dogs, most common in Asia and Africa, India has the highest human rabies deaths.
- Anthrax
Anthrax diseases are found in elephants, hippos, antelopes, buffalos, most common in Sub-Saharan Africa Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia some parts of Asia.
- Chronic Wasting Disease “Zombie Deer Disease”
Zombie deer diseases are seen in deer, elk, moose, mostly in North America USA, Canada spreading slowly to parts of Europe.
- Avian Influenza Bird Flu
Bird flu is seen in wild ducks, geese, migratory birds, mostly in Asia, Europe, Africa migratory routes.
- Ebola & Marburg Virus
Ebola diseases are found in fruit bats, primates like gorillas, chimpanzee, mostly in Central and West Africa Congo, Uganda, Guinea.
- Tuberculosis TB
Tuberculosis is found in deer, badgers, elephants, primates, mostly in UK, Africa, India , wild deer, elephants.
- Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is found in rodents, raccoons, wild boar, mostly seen in Tropical countries like India, Brazil, Southeast Asia.
- Canine Distemper Virus CDV
Canine Distemper virus found in Wild dogs, wolves, foxes, lions, mostly in Africa Serengeti lions, North America, Europe.
- Plague
Plaque is seen in wild rodents prairie dogs, marmots, mostly in USA, Madagascar, parts of China, Mongolia.
- Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis are found in wild cats cougars, lynx, leopards, mostly found in tropical, subtropical regions.