zoonotic diseases

This photograph, taken on February 24, 2014 during an aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Indonesia, shows cleared trees in a forest located in the concession of Karya Makmur Abadi, which was being developed for a palm oil plantation. Environmental group Greenpeace on February 26 accused US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble of aiding the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.

Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say

10:55pm September 29, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles, left, and spherical immature particles, right.

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Monkeypox likely isn't much of a threat to the public, a White House official says

7:50pm May 23, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Raj Panjabi, who leads the White House pandemic office, says that cases seen in the U.S. so far haven't been severe, and that even in larger outbreaks in poorer countries, few people have died.

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Spillover Beasts: Which Animals Pose The Biggest Viral Risk?

10:18am June 22, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Rodents, primates and bats likely carry hundreds of thousands of viruses we haven't yet identified. But how do you know which ones might infect humans?

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A Rare Bird Flu Infects Cats In New York City Shelter

2:52pm December 20, 2016

by Angus Chen

Health officials are tracking people who interacted with the sick cats, since flu viruses can jump from animals to people. In this case they think there's probably little risk to humans.

An Afghan boy carries a sheep on his shoulder at a livestock market on September 22, 2015, just ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Kabul.

Why Afghanistan Is Worried About The Meaty Feasts Of Eid Al-Adha

1:06pm September 11, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The way animals are transported and slaughtered for the major Muslim holiday has health officials concerned about the threat of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

A horse and mules thresh wheat in Spain. The World Organisation for Animal Health has adopted the first set of global standards to ensure equine welfare.

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Working Horses Can Now Breathe A Whinny Of Relief

3:37pm May 27, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

The World Organisation For Animal Health has adopted its first standards to provide good care for equines — part of a broad agenda at its just-concluded powwow.