HealthCABI sets out four priorities for stopping diseases that jump from animals to people
One Health is widely accepted but unevenly applied, the research body says, and it needs firmer evidence to keep political support.
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HealthFrance reports first known human case of Shamonda, a midge-borne cattle virus
An immunocompromised patient in eastern France has died after the first recorded human infection with Shamonda virus, until now known only in livestock; authorities say no risk to the general public has been identified.
HealthGiardia found in pet cats, some strains able to infect people: study in PLOS One
Giardia duodenalis turned up in 6.3 percent of more than 157,000 faecal samples from pet cats in the US and Canada, and 18.5 percent of the positive samples carried strains that can infect humans.
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South Australian livestock group asks for Q fever vaccine subsidy for farm workers
Livestock SA has written to the state's health minister seeking subsidised Q fever testing and vaccination, saying cost should not stop those most exposed from being protected.
HealthWest Bengal sets up One Health committees in every district to curb diseases from animals
West Bengal's health department has ordered district committees of doctors, vets, forest and environment officials, led by the district magistrate, to tackle zoonotic diseases such as Nipah, Ebola, bird flu and anthrax.
LivestockNorthern Ireland farmers say bovine TB cannot be beaten without tackling wildlife
The Ulster Farmers' Union told DAERA's consultation that wildlife intervention is essential to eradicate bovine TB, which it says costs Northern Ireland about 156 million pounds a year.
HealthPenn State study finds Echinococcus tapeworm in Pennsylvania coyotes and foxes
Comparing nearly 27,000 pet dogs, 59 hunting dogs and more than 260 wild canids, Penn State researchers found wildlife carried more parasites and detected a tapeworm that can infect people, using a DNA-based test.
LivestockAnthrax hits 53 people in Rangpur division in a month, Sundarganj the hotspot
At least 53 people in Rangpur, Dinajpur and Gaibandha, 37 of them in Sundarganj, have been treated for anthrax symptoms in a month after sick cattle were slaughtered and their meat shared.
LivestockDaulatpur anthrax cases reach 47 in 23 days as sick cattle are slaughtered
At least 47 people have been treated for anthrax at the Daulatpur upazila health complex in Kushtia in the first 23 days of September, most of them after slaughtering sick cattle or handling raw meat.