After the discovery of tumor viruses in chickens during the first decades of the 20th century, a first mammalian tumor virus was discovered &...... more

Several abortifacient disease agents of sheep and goats are known to be pathogenic for humans. This includes bacterial diseases – such as ...... more

The August 2008 Zoonotic Infections column, titled “Q fever: a reemerging zoonosis,” examined a Q fever epidemic of unusual magn...... more

Last month’s Part 1 of the leptospirosis review, which a...... more

Tropical Storm Ondoy’s heavy rains on Sept. 24, caused massive flooding in the Philippines’ National Capital Region and its nearby provinces ...... more

Rabies is widely distributed across the globe, with certain exceptions. According to WHO data, more than 55,000 people die of rabies each year. ...... more

The term “fever of unknown origin” (FUO), coined in 1961, was initially defined as an illness of more than three weeks, during which fever hi...... more

In mid-July 2009, several domestic cats and dogs in South Dakota’s Sioux Falls neighborhood were found infected by tularemia. Reportedly, one ...... more

One of the diseases that is considered a health hazard to travelers visiting certain African countries is the zoonotic, arthropod–borne vir...... more

Since its identification in April 2009, an influenza A (H1N1) virus containing a unique combination of gene segments from both North American an...... more