Zoonotic Infections News

WHO has announced an outbreak of Ebola in the Equateur province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

An unprecedented number of health care workers have been infected with Ebola virus while trying to contain the current outbreak in West Africa, according to WHO.

The U.N. is promising a surge of additional resources in Sierra Leone to address the ongoing Ebola outbreak there, according to a news release.

WHO and the United Nations are committed to stopping the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, as well as restoring the overall stability of the nation, officials said during a press briefing.

An investigational vaccine using non-infectious virus-like particles demonstrated protection against chikungunya virus, according to data published in The Lancet.

Zoonotic infections are viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi that are transmitted from animals to humans.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae and is found in temperate and tropical regions.

An epidemiological link has been identified between a human case of influenza A(H7N9) virus and a Chinese poultry farm, which yielded positive samples for H7N9 and H9N2 viruses, according to recent findings.

The CDC has released interim guidance for laboratorians and other health care workers regarding the handling of specimens taken from patients who have suspected Ebola virus infections.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, MD, declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern, according to a press release.