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HPAI: What are the effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids?
On March 29, 2022, a large-scale die-off of crows in a public park in Sapporo, in northern Japan, caught the attention of scientists, especially since a red fox and a Japanese r...
COVID-19 Screening: Sniffer Dogs Achieve Excellent Results in Real-World Settings
What politician or event organizer hasn’t dreamed of being able to test groups of people in real time? Scientists are publishing their findings on efforts to detect the COVID-19...
On the Trail of the Origin of COVID-19
While the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus) continues to circulate and claim lives around the world, its origin remains unknown. Each scientific community puts forward its...
West Nile virus reported for the first time in Lebanon
The West Nile virus has never been detected in Lebanon. However, the country is located along the migratory route of birds traveling to and from the Middle East. Serological scr...
Avian Influenza: Proactive Surveillance Under the “One Health” Framework
The recent avian influenza outbreak that ravaged India in late 2020 and early 2021 was marked by high infection and mortality rates among wild birds. Every affected region of th...
Stray animals are also at risk from COVID-19
While many studies have focused on exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among pets and farm animals, the risk to stray animals has been much less thoroughly assessed. However, researchers hav...
In Brazil, 31% of dogs and 40% of cats tested positive for COVID-19
With more than 9 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by the novel coronavirus. Researchers therefore set out to assess the pandemic’s...
Equine rhinopneumonitis: The Reality of the Epizootic in France and Europe
Herpesvirus type 1 is causing concern in the equestrian world. After an international show jumping competition held in Valencia, Spain, in late January, hundreds of horses retur...
Avian Influenza: How Can We Predict Future Outbreaks?
In Europe, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among wild birds and farmed poultry are, unfortunately, no longer rare. An epidemiological, ecological, and evolutionar...
COVID-19: One Year Later, What Do We Know About the Virus’s Origin?
One year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, theories about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to abound. Researchers have still not identified the intermediate h...
COVID-19: Understanding the Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Humans and Animals
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread like wildfire among human populations around the world. But at the same time, certain animal species have also proven susceptible t...
COVID-19: Why Some Animals Are More Susceptible Than Others
3D modeling of the protein receptors that allow SARS-CoV-2 to enter various animal cells has revealed unique structural features that are necessary for infection. This knowledge...