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Scientists have spotted the rat equivalent of a smile
For the first time, scientists have spotted the rat equivalent of a smile—and it’s all in the ears” 》》》》”Recognizing when an animal is happy or in pain could help people give captive animals a better quality of life”
Seasonality of Viral Encephalitis and Associated Environmental Risk Factors in Vietnam (2004-2013)
The first in a series of papers by Hu Suk exploring the relation between environment and disease supported by CCAFS and (secondarily) by A4NH. This information can help in both disease forecasting and diagnosis.
The EU report on trends &sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in 2015
This report of EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2015 in 32 European countries (28 Member States (MS) and four non-MS). Campylobacteriosis was the most commonly reported zoonosis and the increasing European Union (EU) trend for confirmed human cases since 2008 continued. In food, the occurrence of Campylobacter remained high in broiler meat. The decreasing EU trend for confirmed human salmonellosis cases since 2008 continued, but the proportion of human Salmonella Enteritidis cases increased.
How an ‘urban zoo’ project in Kenya is helping unpack the spread of disease
Eric Fèvre, University of Liverpool There are fears that Africa’s next major modern disease crisis will emerge from its cities. Like Ebola, it may well originate from animals. Understanding where it would come from and how this could happen is critical to monitoring...
Urbanization and Disease Emergence: Dynamics at the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface
An excellent recent review by Hasselle et al., (2016) argues that understanding the form and function of the wildlife-livestock-human interfaces could provide clues on how to mitigate risks of disease emergence.
Reporting Systems for Disease Surveillance in Kenya
A study on IDSR reporting showed that for districts that had achieved >80% reporting rate (RR), about 62% of the health facilities (HFs) used SMS based reporting while 31% had used hand delivery method. For districts that achieved <80% RR, about 63% of HFs used hand delivery method whole 28% used SMS based reporting. The study concluded the use of SMS based reporting had a positive association with surveillance RR. Justification to embrace an innovative mobile phone-based reporting platform was strongly building up.
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