In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

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In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

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Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

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Federal officials and health workers are practicing a deadly disease response this week at Washington Dulles International ...

This raises fresh concerns about the risk of animal pathogens infecting people.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And ...