Publications by authors named "Przemyslaw Stachyra"
Emerging infectious diseases are a threat to biodiversity and have taken a large toll on amphibian populations worldwide. The chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and B. salamandrivorans (Bsal), and the iridovirus Ranavirus (Rv), are of concern as all have contributed to amphibian declines.
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- African swine fever (ASF), caused by the ASFV virus, poses a serious threat to pigs and wild boars, particularly in Eastern and Central Europe, leading to significant economic losses.
- The study aimed to investigate whether wolves could act as indirect vectors for ASFV by analyzing fecal samples from wolves in ASF-affected areas of Poland, but all samples tested negative for the virus.
- The findings suggest that while wolves do consume ASFV-positive wild boars, the virus does not survive in their intestines, indicating that wolves might actually help limit ASFV transmission through scavenging behavior.
Local extinction and recolonization events can shape genetic structure of subdivided animal populations. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) was extirpated from most of Europe, but recently recolonized big part of its historical range. An exceptionally dynamic expansion of wolf population is observed in the western part of the Great European Plain.
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