A growing body of research shows that COVID-19 protocols should be extended to areas in which there is a human-animal interface such as zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and game farms.
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A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
The Marburg virus will be present wherever the Egyptian Rousette bat occurs.
Nairobi harbours all the ingredients for zoonotic spillover to occur between animals and people, particularly in the most densely populated areas of the city.
This is the first time that camel handlers in East Africa have been shown to have been exposed to MERS.
Two coronaviruses were identified in the 1960s, and five since SARS in 2003. It is the seventh that is now making headlines.
Climate change is anticipated to cause a rise in the incidence of several diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool and International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, University of Liverpool
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Scientist, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment
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Veterinary epidemiologist, International Livestock Research Institute
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Dean Faculty of Sciences and Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Ph.D. Geography & Global Health Systems in Africa, Western University
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Professor/Director Centre for Viral Zoonoses/ DST-NRF South African Research Chair, University of Pretoria
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Head: Zoonotic, Arbo and Respiratory Virus Programme, Professor, Department Medical Virology, University of Pretoria
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Wildlife Veterinarian with Smithsonian's Global Health Program, and adjunct Assistant Professor, Yale University
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Recognised Researcher, Imperial College London
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Post-Doctoral Research fellow, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor Wildlife Health, University of Pretoria
