Zoonotic Diseases

latest news & developments

The refusal to allow the cruise ship to dock in Cape Verde is an expression of the post-Covid-19 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from which the world suffers. Photo: Cruisemapper

A cruise ship, hantavirus and global PTSD

The memory of the Covid-19 shock shapes how governments and publics react to any new outbreak with even a hint of international spread

Anthony Ohemeng-Boamah

Tiny stowaways — disease-carrying ticks — can be hidden beneath the armoured scales of pangolins, the world’s most illegally trafficked mammals.

Hidden hitchhikers: Ticks on trafficked pangolins pose health threats

Scientists warn that ticks carried by trafficked pangolins may spread pathogens across continents, affecting people and animals

Sheree Bega

he recent termination of aid funding from the United States has significantly affected critical veterinary programmes, the South African Veterinary Association said. (Getty Images)

AVIAN INFLUENZA SOUTH AFRICA

USAid funding withdrawal threatens veterinary services in South Africa

This could reverse decades of progress in controlling epidemics and ensuring public health safety

Sheree Bega

South Africa is one of the largest air-polluted countries in Africa according to a report by non-profit organisation Greenpeace Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

CLIMATE AND HEALTH

‘Climate change and health must be high on the African agenda’

During COP28, health experts want negotiations will include health

Wakio Mbogho

Another deadly pathogen enters the fray — anthrax

The disease is circulating in livestock, with some human cases reported.

Abdul Brima

Ebola was first identified in what is now the DRC in 1976 and named after the nearby Ebola River. (File Photo)

Human health, animal health and environmental health are inextricably linked

To take care of ourselves, we must take care of the world around us

Inger Andersen
Jimmy Smith