Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies virus, avian influenza, and Ebola virus disease. Over 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic ...

This means that without those efficient high-food-chain scavengers that act as the animal kingdom's clean-up crew, we're likely to see a rise in the type and frequency of zoonotic diseases that cross ...

We didn’t face a new global pandemic in 2024, but the year was filled with reminders that zoonotic diseases—diseases that people get from animals—are a constant and evolving challenge. Here’s a ...

The field of zoonotic disease surveillance has increasingly recognized the critical role of animal populations as early warning systems for public health ...

Amid drastic climatic changes, particularly in the hill state of Meghalaya, leptospirosis—a potentially fatal zoonotic infection—has now been clinically confirmed in the state for the first time. The ...

Seoul has issued a wild raccoon dog alert as sightings of the animals increase across the city, raising concerns about the spread of zoonotic diseases. In response, city health officials have begun ...

To prevent future health crises, monitoring the emergence of zoonotic diseases in wild meat value chains is essential. In this regard, the role of community hunters is crucial, as they can report ...

The eco-epidemiology of zoonoses is far more than just host-pathogen interactions. To dig deeper into these events, researchers have dissected the complex interactions involved in zoonoses. They ...

Diseases started jumping from animals to humans at least 6,500 years ago, researchers found in a new study of ancient DNA. After analyzing ancient DNA from 1,313 prehistoric humans from Europe and ...

However, care should be taken when interacting with any animal since they all can spread some type of germs to people. This ...