Some U.S. cities are unexpectedly leading in cases of animal-borne diseases, also known as zoonotic infections. From raccoons and rodents to mosquitoes and stray pets, these urban centers are facing ...

Did you know that more than 75% of new infectious diseases affecting humans originally come from animals? Bats, in particular, are natural hosts to some of the world's most dangerous viruses, ...

During her 18-year career at WHO, she led zoonotic disease research and programmatic projects in global health and One Health from both technical and policy perspectives. In addition to international ...

Zoonotic illnesses are diseases humans can get from animals ... and that you can prevent most of them with some very simple steps. For example, teach children not to kiss pets or put their ...

The primary objective is to develop a real-time surveillance system to detect zoonotic diseases in bird sanctuary ... the potential to jump to humans. For example, the H5N1 strain is currently ...

Zoonotic diseases continue to be a threat to global ... It is flexible enough to be used for other health threats; for example, food safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Firstly, a significant number of the NTDs are zoonotic, i.e., animals play a critical role in spreading them. For example, both rabies and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are diseases that can be ...

A henipavirus is a genus of viruses that is zoonotic, which means it can be spread from animals to humans. "Henipaviruses have caused serious disease ... Another cited example is the Nipah virus ...

We see now in different parts of the world, fires in Los Angeles, Pakistan, landslides in Wayanad, and flooding in coastal areas are examples," she said, adding that in coastal areas, the heat ...

Emily Jenkins, PhD, DVM “Working at the One Health interface, zoonotic infections provide a good example that diseases often don’t respect species boundaries. They’re part of our ecosystem ...

SINGAPORE – The bird, barely the size of a human palm, struggled in the mesh net hanging between two wooden poles on Pulau Ubin, the biodiversity haven located off Singapore’s eastern coast.

For example, under international practice in ... To create flexible mechanisms for early detection of zoonotic diseases, crisis management, the formation of various methods of control, and the ...