By: Makayla Ross Image Courtesy of Victoria Reay; CC-BY Over 75% of all emerging pathogens that infect humans are zoonotic in origin, meaning that they
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Variegated Squirrel 1 Bornavirus First Described in Germany Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article regarding a novel zoonotic disease,
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that in July 2014 a Colorado man contracted plague from his dog [1]. Furthermore, three other persons
An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania has now infected 34 humans and caused 17 deaths in the region, according to an update
The United States is one of the world’s largest consumers of imported wildlife and wildlife products. There are an estimated 120 million live wild animals