Zoonoses are diseases and infections including viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi that are transmitted between animals and people. Innumerable case reports and epidemiologic studies have ...

Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

Dogs, cats, and other animals make wonderful companions and pets. Their presence can reduce stress, provide a sense of responsibility, and fill lives with joy. However, pets also carry pathogens that ...

Contact with non-traditional pets increases the risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens, which are pathogens that spread between animals and people. The National Association of State Public Health ...

Zoonotic diseases, naturally transmissible between humans and animals, have posed a growing public health threat for decades. However, existing institutional arrangements have fallen short. The ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A new report by experts at Harvard and New York University indicates the risk of zoonotic diseases is 'staggering.' Zoonotic diseases are those that spread from animals to humans.

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans, encompassing a wide range of etiologic agents including viruses, bacteria, parasites, ...

BAY ISMOYO / AFP via Getty Images Cases of monkeypox are on the rise in the U.S., with about 67,600 global cases, including about 25,500 in the U.S. Simultaneously, the world is still facing a ...

The eco-epidemiology of zoonoses is far more than just host-pathogen interactions. To dig deeper into these events, researchers have dissected the complex interactions involved in zoonoses. They ...

Without the larger obligate scavengers around, smaller animals like rats and feral dogs thrive – and they're more convenient vectors for zoonotic disease transmission. What's more, how we view ...