Since the team finished their analyses, at least two
new zoonotic diseases have emerged — the H7N9 avian influenza strain and Middle East respiratory syndrome.
Not exact matches
Many of the major
new outbreaks of
disease, particularly in Africa, are so - called
zoonotic infections,
diseases that are transmitted to humans from animals.
These findings come from a
new study published in the journal eLife titled «Updates to the
zoonotic niche map of Ebola virus
disease.»
Vinetz said the next step will be to begin exploiting the genomic information «for vaccine and diagnostics development, experimental approaches to understanding mechanisms of
disease pathogenesis and how Leptospira persist in the environment, all critical for developing
new public health interventions aimed at reducing the global impact of this important but neglected
zoonotic disease.»
PFIE works according to the certification ISO 9001 and is open to the whole research community, from either academic or private sectors, studying farm animal and
zoonotic diseases, testing
new diagnostic tools or vaccines against infectious
diseases.
In addition, every month, a speaker addresses Cat Depot's staff on specific subjects that include,
zoonotic disease, common shelter
diseases,
new techniques in cat care, safety, and rescue.
And while the obvious hazards such as animal bites, transmission of
zoonotic diseases (ringworm), or slips, trips, and falls are discussed with
new employees and volunteers, the occupational hazard of compassion fatigue is rarely discussed.
Get to know PIJAC's
new director of government affairs and learn how to get educated on preventing
zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Scientists have found that three out of every five
new diseases are
zoonotic.