Zoonotic Infections News

A California child has contracted a rare case of unspecified plague while visiting Yosemite National Park, likely from the fleas of a dead rodent or animal, according to a California Department of Public Health press release.

Recently published data suggested that transmission of newly emerged, highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses from birds to humans in certain exposure settings was uncommon.

A 2014 multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Poona infections, originated from illegally distributed pet turtles, resulted in multiple hospitalizations, according to a report in MMWR.

The first case of plague in Pueblo County, Colorado, since 2004 has died after contracting the infection, according to a Pueblo City-County Health Department press release.

The NIH has awarded a grant to University of California, San Diego researchers to explore whether SAR114137, a chronic pain medication, could be repurposed for the treatment of Chagas’ disease, according to a press release.

Just 10 diseases accounted for approximately half of all published research on wildlife-to-livestock infections in the past century, according to data in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Leptospirosis can be contracted during recreational activities in resource-rich countries and may even be more common than occupational acquisition, according to recent data.

When adequate isolation and treatment of Ebola are possible in remote areas, community-based Ebola treatment units have the potential to hinder virus transmission and improve survival, according to recent data.

Outbreaks of multiple Salmonella strains affecting at least 190 people have been linked to contact with live and frozen poultry, according to the CDC.

Before the Ebola outbreak, nearly half of West Africans surveyed routinely visited bat caves and ate bat meat, according to research published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.