Q fever may not be well known, but it is a bacterial disease that can be a biological threat. Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent, infects sheep, cattle, and other domestic animals and ca… Read More
Parasites have coexisted with humans since the beginning of time, often influencing our evolution and challenging our health. Despite advances in medicine and public health, parasitic infect… Read More
Context: In a significant step forward towards eliminating Kala Azar, India has achieved the target of reporting less than one case per 10,000 population across all blocks in 2023. (633 bloc… Read More
Context – For the first time ever at COP 28, the impacts climate change on health has been discussed.
Recently IPCC report for the first time ever has noted that climate chang… Read More
Zoonotic diseases are infections transmitted from animals to humans. These diseases, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi, underscore the intricate interplay between human, anima… Read More
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.Kamala ThiagarajanOn the morning of September 11, critical… Read More
Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that was first discovered in 1958 in monkeys kept for research. The disease was first reported in humans in 1970, when cases of a pox-like disease were obse… Read More
To know how to treat mange in dogs at home or if you are one of the dog owners or lovers you have to know what a case of mange looks like.
Skin is the largest organ of your dog's body that… Read More
Photo: Google ImagesOne Health is a philosophy that acknowledges human health, animal health, and the health of the ecosystem are interconnected. One Health is not a new concept, but in rece… Read More
This photograph, taken on February 24, 2014 during an aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Indonesia, shows cleared trees in a forest located in the conces… Read More
A global order caught up in a swirl of chaos
Context: The Ukraine-Russia conflict is only one of the many strands altering the contours of world governance
Highlights:… Read More
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 trial of its Nipah vi… Read More
The Spatial Sciences Institute is pleased to announce the incoming 2022 cohort to the Population, Health and Place Ph.D. program.
Please join us in welcoming these five outstanding students… Read More
“Our results indicate that factors fostering a disease outbreak in one country can quickly lead to the emergence of a disease outbreak in another country.”
In March 2021, the… Read More
“The rapid spread of Dengue could lead to a global pandemic, and so the geographical extent of this spread needs to be assessed and predicted. There are also reasons to suggest that tr… Read More
In recognition of World Health Day 2021, which falls on April 7, the WHO points out that “some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than… Read More
A new report has detected a species of Bacillus, genetically distinct to the bacterium that causes anthrax, which causes a similar disease in chimpanzees, gorillas and other animals in Afric… Read More
Chinese Government's NIVDC Funded Its Joint Research Lab "Arrangement" In ChinaColumbia U. Public Health School’s Chinese Government Connection RevisitedOne reason the Center for Infec… Read More
Rabies is a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals, also called zoonotic disease. It is caused by virus. The disease infects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people th… Read More
12 October 2017 – Stressing the damaging impact on poor rural communities in Africa and South-East Asia of animal tuberculosis’ (bovine TB) transmission to humans, United Nations… Read More