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  2. Not just a bioweapon: Anthrax outbreak kills dozens of ... - AOL

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    The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said that, so far, the moose is the only wild animal with a documented case of anthrax in this outbreak. The last confirmed case in the wild was in Sublette ...

  3. Bird flu's rapid spread prompts California to declare a state ...

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...

  4. Zoonosis - Wikipedia

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    A zoonosis (/ z oʊ ˈ ɒ n ə s ɪ s, ˌ z oʊ ə ˈ n oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ; [1] pl.: zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) that can jump from a non-human vertebrate to a human.

  5. Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study ...

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    "The current biggest threat is probably bird flu H5N1, which is circulating in wild birds. ... Small zoonotic disease outbreaks are probably fairly common, even if we miss the vast majority of ...

  6. 2022–2023 mpox outbreak - Wikipedia

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    In previous outbreaks, 1–3 per cent of people with known infections had died (without treatment). In the 2022–2023 outbreak the rate of death was less than 0.2 percent. Cases in children and immunocompromised people are more likely to be severe. [21] Mpox spreads through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact.

  7. 2022 Langya virus outbreak in China - Wikipedia

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    A possibly ongoing outbreak of Langya henipavirus (LayV) was reported in China in August 2022, with 35 identified cases spanning from 2018 to August 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The index case was a 53-year-old female farmer who had been in contact with shrews and presented with a fever, headache, cough and nausea in Qingdao city . [ 1 ]

  8. Massachusetts sees 1st human case of Eastern equine ... - AOL

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    The rare but serious disease is generally spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. ... Its most recent outbreak began in 2019, with 12 cases ending in six deaths. Continuing into ...

  9. Streptococcus suis - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcus suis is a peanut-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium, and an important pathogen of pigs. Endemic in nearly all countries with an extensive pig industry, S. suis is also a zoonotic disease, capable of transmission to humans from pigs.