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 ...

The recent news of bird flu has led to increased caution when it comes to handling poultry. But there are some ways that you ...

Strengthening Singapore’s preparedness and prevent the spread of HPAI using the latest generation vaccine developed by Ceva ...

On Nov. 21, a type of avian influenza never before reported in humans-H5N5 virus- resulted in a death in Washington state. What’s going on, and how concerned should we be ...

Within the collection of animals held in zoos, different species have varying susceptibilities to pathogens. Read more at ...

A Washington state resident has become the first person in the world to die from H5N5 bird flu—health officials confirm the ...

Hepatitis viruses can cause inflammation of the liver. Of the five most significant virus types, A, B, C, D and E, the latter mentioned hepatitis E viruses (HEV) alone cause an estimated 20 million ...

Experts urge public to get vaccinated against both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, citing higher risk of ...

A human death from H5N5 avian influenza in Washington state marks the first global case, raising concerns about cross-species ...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has released a new, scenario-based guide to enhance the EU/EEA's preparedness and response to zoonotic influenza strains with pandemic ...

H5N1 Bird Flu Cases Spike In Europe. How Worried Should We Be?. On November 13, Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food imposed the confinement of all free-range poultry farms to curb the ...

If you have been keeping an eye on the news recently, you will have read about an uptick in human cases of leptospirosis ...