http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that an "unlucky" 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths per year. The vast majority occur in low- and middle-income countries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hotspots-human-animal-infectious-diseases-emerging.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:00:01 EST news260627099 With increased trade in livestock products offering a possible antidote to high food prices, livestock experts from the Middle East and 12 African countries are meeting this week in Dubai to develop a strategy that eliminates the need to impose devastating bans on livestock imports from the Horn of Africa, as prevention against the spread of Rift Valley fever. The strategy should expedite the flow of livestock products while increasing safety of the overall livestock trade in the region. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-east-africa-middle-animal-diseases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:32:27 EST news227244706