National Hog Farmer

New PREVENT Forum aims to strengthen livestock disease defense

Animal diseases estimated to cost global economy more than $300 billion every year; vaccination rates for most notifiable ...
The New York Times

Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People

Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The global ...
National Hog Farmer

WOAH: Animal diseases destroy 20% of global production yearly

FMD has caused unprecedented outbreaks in Southern Africa and re-emerged in Europe, while African swine fever continues to ...
The Spokesman-Review

WSU’s WADDL tests for animal disease to keep our food safe and catch the next pandemic before it starts

Washington State University is testing animal diseases to stop the next human pandemic. Just like COVID-19 may have originated in an animal before spreading to human beings across the globe, the ...
The New York Times

Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens.

Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year, traveling in cramped, stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease. By Emily Anthes and Linda Qiu The bird flu virus ...

World's deadliest animal is probably right outside your Louisiana door

The world's deadliest animals is probably flying around right outside your door in Louisiana. Here's why the CDC says ...
unr.edu

Zoonotic diseases and animal allergies

Zoonoses are diseases and infections including viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi that are transmitted between animals and people. Innumerable case reports and epidemiologic studies have ...