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African swine fever: What Science Really Contributes to On-the-Ground Efforts
An article in *Frontiers in Veterinary Science* summarizes recent advances in the fight against African swine fever (ASF): more precise diagnostics, “physical” biosecurity, risk...
H5N1 in Pigs: An Emerging Threat and the Urgent Need for a “One Health” Response
According to a recent study , the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is evolving at an accelerated rate, with genotypes B3.13 and D1.1 recently detected in da...
An innovative cancer drug for cats opens up new possibilities for humans
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, San Francisco, conducted a groundbreaking clinical trial in cats with oral squamous cell ca...
Usutu Virus: A Silent Spread That Has Experts Concerned
The Usutu virus, a flavivirus transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Culex , is attracting increasing attention in Europe. Initially identified in Africa, it is now well establi...
Exposing Babies to Dogs: A Genetic Approach to Treating Infant Eczema
A study reveals a previously unknown link between having a dog at home during early childhood and a reduced risk of eczema in children with a genetic predisposition. For the fir...
Zoonoses: The Camel as a Carrier of Six Transmissible Infectious Diseases
It is the economic backbone of desert regions and an icon of the Sahara. But behind its placid demeanor, the camel is now a major concern for veterinarians and public health off...
Cities Overrun: Rats as Indicators of a Global Crisis
Urbanization, climate change, silent proliferation: an urban scourge is taking hold across the globe. From the sewers of Paris to the streets of New York, from the canals of Ams...
Rabies: First Effective Single-Dose Treatment for Symptomatic Disease
Infections with the rabies virus and related lyssaviruses are generally fatal once the virus reaches the central nervous system and the first symptoms appear. A study tested a t...
Climate and leishmaniasis: Horses May Be a Major Reservoir for the Parasite
Leishmaniasis is a zoonosis considered endemic in the Mediterranean region. The infection is transmitted through the bites of sandflies infected with Leishmania infantum . Altho...
Emerging zoonoses: The risk of a pandemic is correlated with host characteristics
Why do diseases transmitted by bats—which are the natural hosts of several viruses—result in higher mortality rates in humans than zoonoses spread by other animals? To answer th...
Lyme disease: What if the Solution Lay in the Blood of the White-tailed Deer?
Like many vertebrate hosts, particularly in wildlife, the white-tailed deer can be infected with Borrelia burgdorferi . However, this animal is considered an incompetent reservo...
When Research on Canine Cancers Benefits Human Medicine
Given the difficulty of studying the development of certain human diseases, research sometimes turns to so-called animal models—ranging from zebrafish to chimpanzees. This raise...