Kirkwood J K
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park.
Vet Rec. 1993 Mar 6;132(10):235-8. doi: 10.1136/vr.132.10.235.
Environmental changes induced by the activities of the increasing human population are likely, through effects on both hosts and infectious agents, to alter the patterns of incidence of diseases of wildlife. These changes may affect the conservation status or welfare of some populations. There is a need for investigations into causes of wildlife mortality incidents and for assembling information on these to assist in guiding responses to incidents in the future. Increasingly, interventions are made for the conservation or welfare of free-living wild animals and veterinary involvement in these ventures is important.
人口增长活动所引发的环境变化，很可能通过对宿主和传染原的影响，改变野生动物疾病的发病模式。这些变化可能会影响某些种群的保护状况或福祉。有必要对野生动物死亡事件的原因进行调查，并收集相关信息，以协助指导未来对这些事件的应对。越来越多的干预措施是为了保护自由生活的野生动物或促进其福祉，兽医参与这些活动很重要。
