Pharmaceutics for free-ranging wildlife: Case studies to illustrate considerations and future prospects.
Int J Pharm
; 628: 122284, 2022 Nov 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2069145
ABSTRACT
Wildlife medicine is a specialised division of veterinary medicine that is concerned with patients that are physiologically very diverse with similarly diverse life histories. The medicines to be delivered to wildlife parallel those used in other areas of veterinary medicine and human medicine, however species-specific information on drug administration is lacking for wildlife species. Currently there are numerous threats of extinction to wildlife globally due to climate change and habitat destruction. The COVID-19 pandemic has also made us acutely aware of the important link between human health and wildlife health and how zoonotic diseases can cause devastating impacts globally. Consequently, the ability to effectively treat this group of animals with therapeutic compounds is becoming increasingly more critical. Importantly, delivery of therapeutics to wildlife is a particular challenge that must be overcome. The objective is to highlight the area of wildlife therapeutics as an emerging field by presenting case studies to illustrate the opportunities for engagement of pharmaceutical scientists in this fascinating frontier of research. The case studies included are avian malaria in yellow-eyed penguins, transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils, and the vaccination of wildlife for the control of SARS-Cov-2 transmission.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Animals, Wild
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Pharm
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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