Zoonotic Disease

• Travelling soon? This insect-transmitted virus is spreading at ‘unprecedented scale’

  Oropouche fever, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease, is transmitted by midges (tiny flies) and mosquitoes, the World Health Organization reported.

  Health

  Aug 12
  
• Fight climate change to prevent future pandemics like COVID-19, countries told

  Environmental destruction and climate change could lead to more pandemics, experts warn.

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  Jul 6, 2020
  
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• Woman catches ‘rat-bite fever’ from pet rat, develops serious rash, infection

  Rat-bite fever is a rare but potentially serious infection caused by bacteria that live in rats' mouths.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2019