Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

In densely populated countries like India, where shifts in climate directly impact disease dynamics, public health emergencies are increasingly being linked to climate change. The influence of El Niño ...

As a precautionary measure against potential outbreaks of zoonotic diseases such as bird flu in poultry and glanders in horses, mules, and donkeys, the district veterinary department has started ...

H1N1 ("swine flu"), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple ...

Before I got this gig, I occasionally did consulting work in public health. Some of those folks remain lifelong friends, including Dr. Richard Wade, former head of Public Health Agencies for Seattle, ...

Each year, India reports a steady increase in cases of zoonotic diseases, accompanied by high mortality and morbidity rates. These efforts to control the outbreaks are hindered by fragmented responses ...

As noted in Michael Peel’s timely Big Read entitled “The hunt for ‘Disease X’ hiding in animals” (January 10), the rise of diseases from zoonotic spillover is putting people across the world under ...

What are the risks of transmitting diseases from humans to pets? Here's the science behind reverse zoonoses. Many people with pets can relate — on sick days, their dog or cat seems to know something ...

KOCHI: Technological breakthroughs, along with new policies and political support, can solve the problems in the areas of environment and fisheries, and collaboration and data sharing is important in ...