“Nearly three-quarters of emerging viruses that infect humans come from animals,” said Stephanie Seifert, an expert in viral ...

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The intersection of climate change, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and zoonotic diseases represents a growing global health challenge. Climate change ...

The warning from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization came on March 17, the same day the a new U.S. outbreak of ...

On March 26, a 6-year-old Quarter Horse gelding in Miami-Dade County, Florida, was confirmed positive for rabies. The horse ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

When the natural environment is stretched beyond its ability to meet basic human needs for food, clean air, drinkable water and shelter, it is not just a humanitarian concern for the world community.

Wild animals thrive better in the wild where they have plenty of natural habitat with FWP noting it’s safer for humans to ...

CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today.  Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi ...

Millions of canines, including stolen pets, are slaughtered each year in Cambodia, even as the appetite for dog meat ebbs.

A new study identifies genetic factors contributing to bovine tuberculosis susceptibility, offering insights for disease ...