Zoonotic Diseases

• Parrot fever has killed 5 people in Europe. Should Canadians be worried?

  Parrot fever is an infectious disease that is most often transmitted to humans through exposure to infected birds, especially parrots, cockatiels, parakeets and similar pet birds.

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  Mar 6
  
• Alaskapox: What to know about rare virus after 1st reported human death

  Alaskapox, a virus first identified in 2015, has recently claimed the life of an elderly Alaskan man, marking the first known human fatality linked with this pathogen.

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  Feb 13
  
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• New Langya virus detected in China. Here’s what we know so far

  Thirty-five people in two Chinese provinces infected with a new zoonotic virus that is believed to have transmitted from shrews. Is there reason to be concerned?

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  Aug 10, 2022
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• Mystery of the coronavirus origin: Experts still seeking answers

  New research suggests the novel coronavirus was circulating in Italy in September before first cases were reported in China. Here is what we know far.

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  Nov 25, 2020