Despite years of attention and funding for flu research, however, health officials are no closer to having an efficient way to flag
new animal pathogens that could harm people.
Not exact matches
With 75 % of all
new human
pathogens originating from
animals, vaccines are key to limiting the future spread of infectious diseases between
animals to people around the world» she added.
As people move into formerly wild areas, local
pathogens increasingly come into contact with
new domesticated
animal hosts — freshly arrived pigs, chickens, horses — and, eventually, humans.
If the wildlife trade, which can originate in places like this, is not subject to surveillance for
pathogens dangerous to people and
animals, we can expect more
new diseases to reach our shores.
New research published in ASM's Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that
pathogens can also jump the species barrier to move from humans to
animals.
«This approach of «xenosurveillance» could detect
pathogens before they spread to humans, as well as the emergence of
new diseases in wild
animals that may threaten their long - term survival.»
The
new study is a «proof of concept» in
animals that ß amyloid does indeed protect against
pathogens, Tanzi says.
New observations from African savanna show how
pathogen passes from corpses to living
animals
Malaria cases increase with deforestation, researchers have found, while
new roads through the rain forest provide corridors for the migration of people, insects and
animals that serve as intermediate hosts for
pathogens, Wilson said.
As a manufacturer of non-toxic ultraviolet germicidal (UVGI or UV) sanitizing technology for the
animal care industry, PetAirapy works with Dr. Kowalski to identify
new, existing, and emerging
pathogens and how to quickly and safely eliminate them from the air and surfaces in
animal care facilities and residences.
Cooking or pasteurization through the application of heat until the protein reaches an internal temperature adequate to destroy pathogenic organisms has been the traditional method used to eliminate
pathogens in
animal - source protein, although the AVMA recognizes that
newer technologies and other methods such as irradiation are constantly being developed and implemented.
... As for possible routes of introduction of the virus, they mention BTV - positive ruminants imported either legally or illegally, virus - carrying midges transported by wind over hundreds of kilometers, accidental importation by ship or aircraft, contaminated vaccines and trade with the products of infected
animals... Kampen and Werner conclude that «it is due to continuing globalization rather than to climate change that even central and northern Europe are at risk of
new pathogens as well as vectors of disease entering and establishing.»»