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Humans are spilling the COVID-19 virus back into wildlife! Study finds widespread infection in backyard animals
Genetic analysis of wild animals has revealed not only the presence of SARS-CoV-2, but also the eme…
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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.
H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …
ANI
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The Mediterranean 'island of cats' is facing disaster as 300,000 felines are estimated to have died from COVID, say animal advocates
The scale of the mas death of cats in Cyprus "has never been seen in living or reported history," a…
Tasmin Lockwood
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The Body Shop files for bankruptcy, shuts down all US-based stores
The UK-based cosmetics company, The Body Shop, shut down all of its US-based operations and will so…
ANI
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Covid virus can persist in lungs for up to two years: Study
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is found in the lungs of certain individuals for up to 18 months after the inf…
PTI
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Omicron variant may have been transmitted from animals to humans: study
The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been transmitted from an animal species to hum…
PTI
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China's structural problems mean growth will continue to sag as 'negative animal spirits' move it in the opposite direction as the US, Goldman Sachs president says
"My experience when I was there is that it almost felt like there were negative animal spirits," Go…
Jennifer Sor
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Study shows Covid virus migrates within neurons, infects brain
In a first, researchers have demonstrated that different variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind C…
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WHO designates Covid's BA.2.86 as 'variant under monitoring'
World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a 'variant under monitoring'…
ANI
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Zoos in Canada will give COVID-19 vaccinations to animals
Big cats, primates, hyenas, bears, and otters are just a few of the animals in zoos that are suscep…
Joey Hadden
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A mysterious Japanese 'mermaid' mummy thought to cure COVID is actually a grotesque, centuries-old talisman made of pufferfish skin and animal hair, researchers find
Researchers from Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts analyzed the mummy, which resembled a…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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An Indiana woman who claimed that she 'could not smell' the dead dog in her car due to COVID faces animal cruelty charges
The woman identified as Jennifer Lair is facing animal cruelty and child neglect charges after offi…
Taylor Ardrey
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A woman shared a brutal video that shows 2 health workers beating her dog to death while she was in COVID-19 quarantine
Snowball, a three-year-old Samoyed, was heard whimpering and squealing as two workers dressed in PP…
Cheryl Teh
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Omicron-infected deer put scientists on high alert for spillover of new variants to humans
The coronavirus seems widespread among white-tailed deer in the US, raising concerns about the spil…
Aria Bendix
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A restaurant that was temporarily closed after accepting customers' dog pictures instead of COVID-19 vaccination proof has reopened
The Calgary restaurant's staff made it seem like they were scanning QR codes on phones when the cus…
Kate Duffy
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Poaching doubled during the lockdown in India due to the 'three F's', and these are the animals most under threat
But, just because there are more of them, doesn’t mean that they’re doing okay. “We cannot link …
Prabhjote Gill
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3 types of viruses that can jump from animals to humans, and which ones scientists are watching to prepare for the next pandemic
Global efforts to track infectious disease often start by surveilling animal populations, since som…