East Africa, with an abundance of free-ranging wild animals, livestock transhumance, and interactions between animals and humans at various interfaces, combined with a tropical climate, hosts ...

Credit: Zoonoses (2023). DOI: 10.15212/ZOONOSES-2022-0051 The occupation, lifestyle and lack of formal education among pastoralists place them at higher risk of zoonoses. Moreover, zoonoses among ...

Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from animals to humans) because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. It finds ...

The next pandemic threat may already be circulating silently at the human-animal-environment interface. Whether it remains localised or escalates into a global crisis will depend on our ability to ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Livestock husbandry provides people with a means of generating revenue and sustenance. However, this activity influences the dispersal of ...

Animal industries in the United States pose serious risk of future pandemics and the U.S. government lacks a comprehensive strategy to address these threats, concludes a new study by Harvard Law ...

Zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and transmit to humans, represent a substantial and growing threat to global health, economies and biodiversity. Their dynamics are shaped by ecological, ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

This year’s outbreak of monkeypox — as the world still grapples with health and socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic — highlights the continued need to strengthen the preparedness and ...

The new foot-and-mouth disease vaccine developed by researchers at Diamond Light Source is projected to deliver over $1.3 billion in annual benefits and transform global livestock resilience. An ...

Ironically, the countries that have contributed least to global warming – mainly the developing countries – are the most vulnerable to its impact especially from diseases that higher temperatures can ...

A UNEP expert makes the case that Ebola outbreaks cannot be eliminated, but protecting ecosystems, reducing deforestation and applying One Health approaches can lower spillover risks.