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Lyme disease can cause heart problems in cats
Although Lyme disease is often asymptomatic in cats, it may cause carditis, just as it does in dogs and humans. Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is caused by a grou...
A vaccine against the Nipah virus?
The Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is a major concern for public health and animal health. A new study evaluates the use of bovine herpesvirus (BoHV-4) as a po...
Surveillance of zoonoses in flying foxes
If the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that monitoring zoonotic diseases in potential vectors and hosts is crucial for anticipating this kind of event....
Zoonoses Transmitted by Rats
Rats have coexisted with humans since time immemorial, and the same is true of their pathogenic organisms. Bacteria, viruses, parasites… many have even evolved to infect humans....
Hepatitis E: A New Viral Outbreak Transmitted by Rats
Rat hepatitis E can infect humans. This mode of transmission, which remains largely a mystery, is cause for concern. Although only a few dozen cases have been detected, research...
When Lyme Disease Evades the Immune System
New findings shed light on the immune evasion mechanisms of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, which can have serious consequences for both animals and humans. A key molecule...
OneHealth: When a Swine Coronavirus Infects Chickens and Turkeys
A swine coronavirus can easily spread to chickens and turkeys, which then develop the disease. Is this a potential threat to humans? The porcine deltacoronavirus in question was...
Dogs and Humans: The Same Brain Region for Processing Numbers
According to a news report According to the study, dogs and humans process numerical quantities in a similar brain region. The results suggest a common neural mechanism that is...
One Health: Bats, a Source of New Pandemics
While bats are, through no fault of their own, a reservoir of zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential, it is human activity that is driving an increase in cross-species contac...
The toxoplasmosis parasite reduces anxiety in infected mice—not just fear of predators
Une étude montre qu’au-delà de l’inhibition de la peur vis-à-vis des félins, le parasite de la toxoplasmose diminue l’anxiété générale chez le rongeur infecté, ainsi que son aversion pour un large panel de menaces.
Comparative Medicine: Links Identified Between Osteoarthritis in Dogs and Humans
Une équipe de chercheurs, dirigée par le Royal Veterinary College, a observé pour la première fois des similitudes clés entre l’arthrose spontanée chez le chien et chez l’homme
Melanoma: Cross-species Oncology Research Identifies New Therapeutic Targets
Mélanome : la découverte de mutations génétiques similaires chez l’homme, le chien et le cheval offre des cibles thérapeutiques
Canine Leishmaniasis: First Case of Non-Vector-Borne Infection Between Two Dogs Across the Channel
Au Royaume-Uni, un shih tzu qui présentait des vomissements, de la diarrhée et une perte de poids est mort en trois semaines de la leishmaniose. La contamination s’est faite directement, de chien à chien, sans passer par un insecte piqueur
Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A Promising Human Antiviral Treatment for Feline Infectious Peritonitis in Cats
The emergence of exotic diseases in humans, such as the Ebola virus and SARS, has intensified research into the replication of human RNA viruses and the development of new antiv...
Encephalopathy: Could Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer Soon Become a Zoonosis?
Chronic wasting disease is currently spreading in the United States and Canada. American researchers estimate that meat from infected animals (deer, elk, moose, etc.) could pose...
Mengla: Discovery of a New Ebola-Related Filovirus Transmitted by a Bat
A new genus of filovirus has just been identified and characterized in a Rousettus bat in China by researchers from Singapore, in collaboration with a Chinese team. This expands...
Zoonoses: Contact with Monkeys Puts African Populations at Risk
Animal diseases that infect humans pose a major threat to human health worldwide and often spread from non-human primates. A large-scale study, reported in PLOS Neglected Tropic...
Zoonoses: A New Model for Identifying Viruses That Are Potentially Pathogenic to Humans
American researchers have developed a model that can predict not only whether a given zoonotic virus poses a risk of transmission to humans, but also the risk of human-to-human...
Glioma in Dogs and Humans: A Comparative Clinical Trial Is Underway to Treat This Brain Cancer
A glioma, a cancerous brain tumor that is most often fatal, develops in a similar way in humans and dogs. As part of a comparative medicine clinical trial, the veterinary team a...
Canine Leishmaniasis: Advances in Diagnosis and Management of the Disease in the Field
A review of published studies on canine visceral leishmaniasis focuses on current serological and molecular diagnostic methods used in epidemiological research and veterinary me...
Lyme disease: The Importance of Wildlife in the Fight Against Ticks Has Been Demonstrated
A study conducted in Kenya shows that the combined effects of declining wildlife biodiversity and climate change influence tick abundance and, consequently, the risk of disease....
Lyme disease: The Siberian chipmunk may play a role in tick-borne infections
Researchers at the Pasteur Institute have been studying tick infection in a rodent, the Siberian chipmunk, which is suspected of being a reservoir for the bacteria Borrelia burg...
Zoonosis: Leptospirosis on the Rise in France and Around the World
Nearly a century after its discovery, leptospirosis remains a neglected, poorly understood, and underestimated disease, particularly with regard to its modes of transmission, ri...
Biomedical Research: The Capabilities of the Naked Mole-Rat Fascinate the Scientific Community
Despite its unattractive appearance, the naked mole-rat (or hetercephalus) is a living enigma that fascinates researchers. Native to East Africa, this small rodent—with hairless...