Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the world is on high alert regarding the second public health threat of a global monkeypox outbreak. Monkeypox, a relative of smallpox, is a zoonotic disease that was initially restricted to Africa. However, a novel outbreak has occurred in Europe, a non-endemic […]
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Advances in Acute Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Since the International Health Regulations National Focal Point for the United Kingdom alerted the WHO of ten cases of acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology in children on April 5, 2022, relevant cases have been reported worldwide. These patients had acute hepatitis (negative for hepatitis viruses A–E) […]
Zoonoses Meets with the Experts Intensive Animal Husbandry and Transmission of Zoonotic Pathogens
Zoonoses hosted an online webinar, ‘Intensive Animal Husbandry and Transmission of Zoonotic Pathogens’ on Wednesday June 8 2022. Presenter: Professor Lihua Xiao, South China University, Guangzhou, China Lihua Xiao is a Professor of Parasitology at South China Agricultural University. He received his PhD and postdoctoral training in the United States and was a Research Microbiologist […]
Research Advances in Bourbon Virus, a Tick-borne Thogotovirus of the Orthomyxovirus Family
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Bourbon virus (BRBV) was first isolated from a blood sample collected from a male patient living in Bourbon County, Kansas, during the spring of 2014. The patient later died because of complications associated with multiorgan failure. Several deaths due to BRBV infection have since been reported in […]
Identification of N-formylated Peptides with Neutrophilic Chemotactic Activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Neutrophil infiltration of the lungs is associated with granuloma formation and the severity of tuberculosis infection. Although several cytokines and chemokines are known to contribute to lung neutrophil infiltration, the neutrophilic chemotactic factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remain unexplored. The authors of this paper performed Transwell based chemotactic assays […]
Rapid Visual Detection of Pathogenic Streptococcus suis Type 2 through a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay Coupled with Lateral Flow Test
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen causing serious disease and even death in pigs and humans. Public health events and economic losses caused by SS2 have prompted widespread concern. Because of the unavailability of vaccines, the development of rapid detection methods for timely diagnosis […]
Bovine Brucellosis and Its Public Health Significance in Ethiopia
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Bovine brucellosis is endemic and widely distributed in Ethiopia. The country has already prioritized top five zoonotic diseases (rabies, anthrax, brucellosis, Rift Valley fever and highly pathogenic avian influenza) in 2019 using reprioritization workshop. So brucellosis is one of the top five neglected zoonotic diseases in the […]
Zoonoses Online Forums: Meet with the Experts
Topic: Intensive animal husbandry and transmission of zoonotic pathogens Speaker: Lihua Xiao, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, China Date: June 8, 2022 19:30 CST; 11.30 UTC Meeting details: Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87045328108 Or One tap mobile : US: +13126266799,,87045328108# or +13462487799,,87045328108# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current […]
The Animal Origin of Major Human Infectious Diseases: What Can Past Epidemics Teach Us About Preventing the Next Pandemic?
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Authors Guha Dharmarajan, Ruiyun Li, Emmanuel Chanda, Katharine R. Dean, Rodolfo Dirzo, Kjetill S. Jakobsen, Imroze Khan, Herwig Leirs, Zheng-Li Shi, Nathan D. Wolfe, Ruifu Yang and Nils Chr. Stenseth from Krea University, Andhra Pradesh, India; University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; World Health Organization Regional Office for […]
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification for Rapid Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens: An Overview
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. With the advent of molecular technology, several isothermal techniques for rapid detection of zoonotic pathogens have been developed. Among them, recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is becoming an important technology for rapid, sensitive, and economical detection of zoonotic pathogens. RPA technology has the advantage of being able to […]