Seoul has issued a wild raccoon dog alert as sightings of the animals increase across the city, raising concerns about the spread of zoonotic diseases. In response, city health officials have begun ...

Zoonotic diseases remain a major global health concern, accounting for over 60% of emerging infectious pathogens that impact both human and animal ...

Health departments are sounding the alarm about a contagious bacterial disease that can be deadly in dogs -- and in rare cases, can spread to humans.

Chickens are able to pass bird flu to humans. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Avian flu, mad cow disease, hantavirus, black plague and other notorious ailments originated with animals and made the ...

New research suggests that some forest restoration can lead to a short-term rise in the transmission of zoonotic diseases like malaria.

Leptospirosis is a serious zoonotic disease that can be fatal to dogs within two days of showing symptoms ...

Diseases that spread from animals to humans and from humans to animals are known as zoonotic diseases. These infections ...

Thelazia callipaeda, commonly known as the oriental eyeworm, is an emerging parasitic nematode that infects the ocular tissues of a range of mammalian hosts, including domestic animals, wildlife and ...

For man’s best friend, pet owners often go to great lengths – whether that’s doggy daycare and specialty pup chow, or late nights at the vet running tests that drain bank accounts. Now, a new study by ...

How Our Cities Are Inviting Wildlife Viruses In As suburbs expand into forests, grasslands, and wetlands, the boundary between human and wildlife spaces becomes less distinct. This shift not only ...