Category: Animals
Italy: 94 cases and 7 deaths from West Nile Virus
Cases of West Nile Virus infection in humans in Italy have more than doubled in the last week. More...
Ghana: Marburg virus outbreak
Two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease have been reported from the Ashanti region of Ghana. More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. More...
China: Swans infected with SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 positive sequences from two SWANS have been deposited by Chinese scientists on Gisaid. More...
Preprint: Mink can be infected by Omicron and efficiently transmit the virus to other mink
To study whether mink can transmit Omicron, we placed 2 uninfected indirect contact mink in separate cages 10–20 cm from the cages of the infected mink and followed their progress for 10 days. More...
USA: 14-year-old tiger dies of Covid-19 in Ohio zoo
“We are sad to report that 14-year-old Amur tiger, Jupiter, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, after developing pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus.” More...
Monkeypox: “We don’t know the efficacy of any of these monkeypox vaccines”
“How well MVA really protects humans from monkeypox is uncertain. More...
UK: Monkeypox cannot be eradicated by vaccination alone due to animal reservoirs
“Monkeypox has a wide range of hosts, which has allowed it to maintain a reservoir… it therefore cannot be eradicated by human vaccination alone.” More...
Iraq: Unprecedented Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever numbers
“The number of cases of recorded Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever cases is unprecedented,” said Haidar Hantouche, a health official in Dhi Qar province. More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection induces severe bone loss in hamsters
SARS-CoV-2 causes significant multifocal loss of bone trabeculae in the long bones and lumbar vertebrae of all infected hamsters. More...