Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick.
Sep 13, 2025
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Infections: News and Research on Zoonoses
MeSH tree: C01.973
Generative AI uncovers undetected bird flu exposure risks in Maryland emergency departments
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have developed a new and highly effective application of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to quickly scan notes in electronic medical records and identify ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Integrating human and animal health care increases access to services for homeless youth
Every year, nearly 2 million young Americans experience homelessness. As many as a quarter of them own pets, which can be both a crucial source of emotional support and a barrier to receiving services such as housing or medical ...
Aug 4, 2025
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How conspiracy theories about COVID's origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic
In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the origins of COVID.
Jul 30, 2025
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A media–public disconnect exists on wild meat narratives in central Africa during COVID-19
A new study published by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), CIFOR-ICRAF, and institutional partners reveals a disconnect between media and public perceptions of the risks of ...
Jul 25, 2025
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Climate a factor driving increased cases of rat lungworm disease in eastern Australia
Rat lungworm disease is on the rise in eastern Australia in dogs—and there have even been recorded cases in humans, including two known lethal incidents. Caused by a parasite naturally found in rats, the disease requires ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Pandemic agreement: key points
After more than three years of thorny negotiations, World Health Organization member states finalized early Wednesday a major agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
Apr 16, 2025
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Pandemic agreement: key points under discussion
For more than three years, countries have been negotiating an international agreement on tackling future pandemics aimed to help avoid repeating the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 12, 2025
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First step for pandemic prevention: Experts comment on WHO's first binding national agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) is on the verge of adopting the world's first binding international agreement focused on pandemic prevention. This landmark development, schedule for potential ratification at the 78th ...
Apr 4, 2025
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H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte—reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is evolving to escape immunological ...
Mar 19, 2025
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