WILDbase

WILDbase is a database based on systematic literature review focused on zoonotic pathogens in wildlife mammals. It currently contains 1,047 articles on ten common urban wildlife mammals in Europe, namely brown rats, house mice, wood mice, common voles, red squirrels, European rabbits, European hedgehogs, European moles, stone martens, and red foxes.

Study methods and a comprehensive overview of this database are given in the following article:

de Cock Marieke P, Baede Valérie O, Wijburg Sara R, Burt Sara A, van Tiel Robert FNA, Wiskerke Kim K, van der Post Jens RJ, van der Poel Wim HM, Sprong Hein, Maas Miriam. WILDbase: towards a common database to improve wildlife disease surveillance in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2024;29(25):pii=2300617. doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.25.2300617

The aim of WILDbase is to facilitate wildlife research and strengthen wildlife disease surveillance. We encourage the usage and sharing of WILDbase. If you do so, please acknowledge WILDbase. We also encourage expansion of WILDbase, e.g., by consulting multiple literature databases, or by including more animal species. If you would like to contribute to this, please contact Miriam Maas .

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The latest version of the WILDbase database can be downloaded here

Version history:
Date Version Notes
2024-06-03 WILDbase version 2024-06-03 latest version
2024-04-04 WILDbase 2024-04-04