Not exact matches
Although only 25
human cases were reported globally
in 2015, more than 450
infections were reported
in dogs
in Chad
last year.
Last year, an international group of researchers called for the moratorium after public concern over studies of H5N1 transmissibility
in ferrets, a model for spread of
infection between
humans.
Infections with
human pathogenic fungi have been continuously increasing during the
last years and these fungal pathogens have become a major threat for individuals,
in particular for patients with a compromised immune system.
LYME DISEASE: Lyme disease is a debilitating tick - borne disease
in which dogs are 50 % more susceptible than
humans, with new
infections doubling over the
last decade.
For example, a study published
last year
in Preventive Veterinary Medicine found that positive attention from
human beings, including playing and grooming, reduced the rate of respiratory
infections in shelter cats, but didn't look at how that impacted adoption rates.