The big One Health news this week centered around a report released by the International Livestock Research Institute showing the enormous toll zoonotic diseases take on humans and animals around the world, particularly in developing nations. According to an article in Nature, “The report identifies 13 such zoonotic diseases, including tuberculosis, anthrax and hepatitis E, which together cause 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths each year, mostly in low- and middle-income nations.”
On Health News from Around the Web- Hospital animal visitation in the news
- Another dog-eats-toe story
- More Ontario equine herpesvirus
- Shelter dog MRSA panic
- Bloodstream infections in horses from contaminated fluids
- The Darwin saga continues
- Brucella canis infection from a puppy
- African dwarf frog Salmonella outbreak recap
- Lepto risk factors and research musings
- Veterinary professionals from Ukraine participate in training workshop