As humans move to cities to settle, there is a sharp decline in biodiversity leading to several disturbances in the balance and relationship between humans and wild animals. A new study from ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

More infectious diseases emerging in animals as climate changes, say zoologists. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 02 / 150216064931.htm ...

Many infectious diseases can spread from animals to people, and some of these can come from your pet. But before you become too alarmed, ...

The transmission of infectious agents from animals to humans occurs most often when we alter the relationship between the two. For example, when we began domesticating farm animals about 10,000 ...

Emory University. (2008, December 1). Why Are So Many Infectious Diseases Jumping From Animals To Humans?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 11 ...

Experts are calling for this approach because six out of 10 infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, the CDC reports. The zoonotic diseases of most concern in the U.S., according to the CDC, are: ...

The world is facing an interconnected health crisis: zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, environmental degradation, and ...

Approximately 60% of all known infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic. An even larger percentage (70%) of new or emerging infectious diseases of humans have an animal origin.

Illnesses that can pass from animals to humans are known as zoonotic. They're surpisingly common: More than six out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people are actually contracted from ...

Infectious disease experts who are vigilantly following the bird flu’s evolution shared their thoughts on how worried the general public should be right now and what you could do now to prepare ...

South Florida animal shelters are struggling with overcrowded conditions and infectious diseases among cats and dogs, ...