Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Zoonoses as a driver for antimicrobial resistance

The diseases which are naturally transmitted between humans and animals, are a major driver that can threaten human health by …

Livestock farming is a crucible for zoonotic disease; here is how

Artificial oceans of pigs and poultry in the hinterlands become mixing vessels for viruses from humans, livestock and wildlife, while other …

Zoonotic pathogens threaten humans, snow leopards in High Asia: Policy brief

Strengthen disease research and management and integrate them with wildlife conservation efforts, says brief

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it’s so tricky

Tracking down the origins of a virus involves a combination of extensive fieldwork, thorough lab testing and quite a bit of luck

A flesh-eating parasite carried by dogs is making its way to North America

A ‘One Health’ approach, requiring the collaboration of human, animal, and environmental health partners, is key to preventing …

Countries can learn from Africa in handling future pandemics: UN report

In 2019, the continent reported 500 outbreaks of zoonotic diseases

Reducing risk of zoonoses in food production: WHO lays down guidelines

There is, however, no evidence that consumption of food is implicated in the transmission of the COVID-19, the WHO guidlines underscored

International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases

Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors

World Zoonoses Day: Changing our relationship with animals to avoid another pandemic

Growing severity of COVID-19 is compelling us to re-think ways to reduce transmission risk of emerging diseases from animals to humans

Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report

Pangolins have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes …

Migration reduces transmission of pathogens between species: UN Report

The migration behaviours of several species is changing because of man-made factors like climate change and habitat loss