Wild Animal Urine Disease

A cluster of workers at Ventura County berry farms have been diagnosed with a rare disease often transmitted through sick animals’ urine, according to a public health advisory distributed to local ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Illegal and legal wildlife trade fuelling animal-to-human disease transmission, report finds

The global wildlife trade — both legal and illegal — is fuelling animal-to-human disease transmission, according to new research published this week. Of the 2,079 mammal species traded worldwide, 41 ...

The New York Times: Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People

The News-Herald: Lake Metroparks aims to protect wildlife center animals, staff from disease

Scientific American: How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans

How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans

New York Post: Cases of disease caused by rat urine are rising — how to stay safe

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Cases of disease caused by rat urine are rising — how to stay safe

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Los Angeles Times: Cluster of farmworkers diagnosed with rare animal-borne disease in Ventura County

Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests.

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Lake Metroparks has been working to open a new quarantine wing at its Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center. Whether avian influenza, rabies or something yet unknown, new animals that arrive at the center ...

Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife trade—from pet sales to meat markets to illegal poaching—are much more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans The wildlife trade ...