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Zoonosis: Pigs and Wild Boars Are Behind the Increased Circulation of the Hepatitis E Virus
The spread of the hepatitis E virus, which is emerging in Europe, is on the rise. Autochthonous cases are appearing, resulting from zoonotic transmission from pigs and wild boar...
Reverse zoonosis: What is the actual risk?
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the zoonotic risk associated with the transmission of pathogens from animals to humans. But the reverse—the transmission of pathogens fro...
Leishmaniasis: Dogs on the Front Lines
Leishmaniasis is a serious chronic parasitic disease—one that is still not well understood—that affects humans as well as an increasing number of animal species. Dogs are partic...
Translational Research: When "One Health" Becomes "One Literature"
While translational research is beginning to blur the lines between different medical disciplines, the species barrier remains firmly in place. Despite the “One Health” approach...
Comparative Oncology: Bridging the Gap Between Veterinarians and Physicians in Veterinary Medicine
Science has repeatedly shown that cancers in pets and humans share similarities—whether in terms of appearance, genetics, or response to treatment. In this context, animal studi...
A New Canine Coronavirus That Can Be Transmitted to Humans
American and Asian researchers have isolated a new coronavirus of canine origin in patients with pneumonia in Malaysia. It is potentially the eighth coronavirus to have crossed...
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...