Nipah is a zoonotic virus with a high mortality rate Authorities in India have confirmed that two cases of Nipah virus have been reported Two nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal, ...

Bats have become the poster child of emerging zoonotic disease. The creatures harbor a vast array of viruses—some of which cause deadly diseases in humans—yet they rarely get sick themselves. What ...

In a new study published in Cell titled, “Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics,” researchers from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) report that most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Identifying and prioritizing the many unknown viruses circulating in animals is an important part of modeling future pandemic risk ...

Zoonotic diseases jump species to infect humans, and scientists have been studying this transmission chain for many years. Researchers in Austria aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of the ...

Did you know that more than 75% of new infectious diseases affecting humans originally come from animals? Bats, in particular, are natural hosts to some of the world's most dangerous viruses, ...

The Link Between Animals and Human Health Infectious diseases often have their origins in animals and can transition to humans, leading to significant health emergencies. The global impact of the ...

A new evidence brief, based on a study by the Juno Evidence Alliance conducted in collaboration with CABI's One Health Hub, has highlighted that a One Health approach is needed in research into ...

The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how ...

Many viruses can infect both humans and animals, including hepatitis E virus. This virus is often transmitted to humans via ...