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The CDC Surveyed Backyard Flock Owners About H5N1. The Knowledge Gaps Are a Problem

There are an estimated 2.7 million households in the United States with pet birds, and a significant portion of those households are keeping backyard flocks of chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry with varying levels of understanding about what avian influenza actually looks like, how it spreads, and what to do when something goes wrong. Three of the 71 human H5N1 cases reported in the United States since March 2024 involved backyard flock owners. Two of those cases were fatal.

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The CDC Just Documented Cat-to-Human H5N1 Transmission. Every Veterinary Professional Needs to Read This.

For the first time, public health investigators have documented serologic evidence of H5N1 transmission from a domestic cat to a human. The person infected was a veterinary professional. They were not wearing PPE over their mouth or eyes during the exposure. They never developed symptoms. And they almost certainly did not know it happened until a serosurvey months later confirmed it had.

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Novel research reveals the active role that skin cells play in rabies infection

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic infection caused by rabies virus (RABV), responsible for at least 59,000 human deaths per year. The virus is transmitted through the saliva of infected animals. While most cases are caused by dog bites, superficial exposures such as bat bites or scratches can also lead to infection, although the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.

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The Next Pandemic May Come From a Mosquito. Veterinarians Are Part of the Answer.

On March 31, 2026, a multi-sectoral panel convened by WHO, PAHO, and WOAH gathered some of the most credible voices in global infectious disease to address a problem that has been growing for years without the urgency it deserves: the rising threat of zoonotic arboviruses in low and middle income countries, and whether the One Health framework can be operationalized quickly enough to do anything about it.

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One Health approach on toxocariasis and ophthalmic assessment in owners and dogs

A newly released study in Scientific Reports highlights why toxocariasis must be approached through a true One Health lens — especially in coastal communities where environmental exposure is high.

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Fire-footed rope squirrels identified as a natural reservoir for monkeypox virus

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV) that can lead to severe illness in humans. It regularly spills over from wildlife to humans in West and Central Africa, and some of these spillovers have recently sparked large global outbreaks sustained by human-to-human transmission.

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