important themes
One Health
Animals as Disease Reservoirs
Climate Change
Climate Change
Animals as Disease Reservoirs
Climate Change
Animals as Disease Reservoirs
Animals as Disease Reservoirs
Animals as Disease Reservoirs
Public Health in the News
Bird Flu
Bird Flu
Bird Flu
People often think of 'the flu' as only a human-to-human disease, but the reservoir for the virus is in animals. More exciting challenges for Maya Maguire with pigs and birds in the future "Influenza" book!
Current H5N1 Bird Flu Situation in Dairy Cows | Avian Influenza (Flu) (cdc.gov)
Bird flu has now spread to cattle, milk, and farmworkers.
Why unprecedented bird flu outbreaks sweeping the world are concerning scientists (nature.com)
Mpox
Bird Flu
Bird Flu
(Photomicrograph from CDC)
The last US outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) was in 2003 from owners and veterinarians handling pet prairie dogs, exposed at pet rodent distributors by imported giant Gambian rats. Now we have a new wrinkle with human-to-human transmission. See links below and look forward to the "M" novel!
Free Mystery/Horror/Magical Realism Short Story
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