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Hepatitis B Virus Discovered in Donkeys and Zebras
The discovery of a previously unknown hepatitis B virus in donkeys and zebras opens up new opportunities for understanding the progression of the disease. Until now, the lack of...
One Health: A Study of Zoonotic Parasites in Cats
Feral and stray cats serve as reservoirs for pathogens that can be transmitted to humans. Researchers believe that better characterizing the parasites involved and the associate...
Diabetes: A Health Risk Shared by Dogs and Their Owners
Owners of dogs with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop the disease themselves—specifically, they are 38% more at risk. However, this correlation does not hold true for c...
Allergies in Dogs Linked to Those of Their Owners Through the Microbiota
According to researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland, dogs are more likely to have allergies when their owners also suffer from allergic symptoms. It’s a curious co...
Leptospirosis: Cats Play a Role in the Spread of This Rat-Borne Disease
Leptospira infection in cats—despite the fact that cats are predators of rodents, the primary reservoir of these bacteria—remains underestimated. A study sheds new light on the...
Zoonotic risk: The Reston ebolavirus can infect pigs... and humans
The pathogenicity of the Reston Ebola virus in pigs is becoming clearer, with a new study establishing viable intraspecies transmission. Health authorities are concerned about t...