Independent briefings on zoonoses, outbreaks, and One Health. For veterinarians, scientists, and public-health decision-makers.
A study of free-roaming cats in New York City found that 57.5% were infected with at least one endoparasite, with Toxocara by far the most common.
10/10/2026A large molecular survey of more than 157,000 domestic cats in the United States and Canada found Giardia duodenalis in 6.3% of faecal samples.
10/09/2026The World Health Organization has published new target product profiles for in vitro diagnostic tests for cystic echinococcosis, aiming to stimulate the development of simpler…
10/09/2026Nipah virus (NiV) surveillance remains largely clinical and reactive, meaning outbreaks are often recognised only after severely ill patients reach hospitals.
10/09/2026Closer contact between people and companion animals, urbanisation and changing environmental conditions are altering the epidemiology of fungal zoonoses, according to a new 2026…
10/08/2026Canine leishmaniosis is no longer confined to Italy’s traditional endemic areas in the south.
10/08/2026Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) is becoming more visible again in U.S. poultry as the autumn migration season develops. During the past ten days, Iowa confirmed a new...
09/30/2026Animal surveillance is providing some of the clearest signals of the intensity of the 2026 West Nile virus season. By 26 September, France had already recorded at least 253 equi...
09/27/2026A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) outbreak that killed almost an entire backyard poultry flock in Illinois was accompanied by fatal infections in a domestic cat and ra...
09/29/2026In less than two months, Shamonda-Europe virus has spread widely across western and central Europe. Initially detected mainly in cattle with fever, diarrhoea and reduced milk pr...
09/27/2026A continent-wide analysis of avian influenza in Africa shows that H5N1 has dominated reported animal outbreaks since 2004 and remains concentrated in a limited number of major p...
10/01/2026Researchers in China have identified a previously unknown tick-borne orthonairovirus associated with fever, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms and abnormal laboratory findings....
09/30/2026British researchers have studied a new neurological condition in cats that makes them hypersensitive to high-pitched sounds and causes epileptiform seizures in some older cats....
05/04/2015Bisphenol A, used in the manufacture of plastics and resins, is also found in dog food cans. Significant concentrations of this chemical have been found in the serum of these an...
01/09/2017While the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, another, far deadlier one remains in the shadows. African swine fever, which has existed for over 100 years, kills millions o...
07/30/2020The member countries of the World Organisation for Animal Health have formally adopted a coordinated strategy for animal welfare*, during the 85th General Session of the WOAH in...
05/30/2017The European veterinary profession, comprising 243,000 colleagues, is divided as follows: 48% work in pet care, 18% in animal production, 16% in public health, and 18% in other...
06/23/2015Rowena Packer, a postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), is the recipient of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) award, which recognizes...
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