As climate change exposes more of the region, the risk for disease transmission is increasing for animals and humans.

As human activities encroach on wildlife habitats, the risk of zoonotic diseases (diseases ... in Wuhan increase the risk of animal-to-human transmission. It usually stops with one case, but ...

The study illustrated several variables that contribute to the transmission of contagious ... vector-borne, zoonotic, blood-borne and sexual modes of disease transmissions. The 2015 report ...

Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.

Nearly 3.5 billion people live in the messy transition zone between cities and wild places, where agriculture abuts homes; ...

A fatal virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus was discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland.

Given the low confidence in its own findings, the CIA’s new assessment is unlikely to sway anyone firmly in the zoonotic (i.e. animal transmission) camp. But Rasmussen believes the assessment ...

In the study of infectious diseases, a critical and complex phenomenon is the transmission of viruses across different host species. Such events can lead to ...

Many zoonotic diseases have no vaccines or effective treatments. The risk of transmission is high in environments such as the popular tourist spot of Khao Yai, where visitors often come close to ...

A team of Penn State researchers have warned that household dogs are 'overlooked spreaders' for zoonotic pathogens ... about the role of agriculture and transmission - we think about eggs ...