Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously understood in animal-to-human disease transfer, Australian researchers have found. The team, a collaboration between The University of Queensland and Swansea […]
zoonotic diseases
This week is Zoonosis Awareness Week
Throughout this week (2-6 July), Animal Health Australia (AHA) is running Zoonosis Awareness Week, promoting awareness of diseases that pose a risk to people working in rural areas or in close proximity to livestock and other animals. “Zoonotic diseases are […]
Collaboration builds research capacity in PNG
Scientists from Papua New Guinea (PNG) are tapping into expertise at the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation to improve the health of smallholder farmers and their communities. As part of a long-running collaboration, two scientists from the PNG Institute of Medical Research […]
Staying safe
There’s a lot of talk about the mental health issues faced by veterinarians—but what about the physical dangers? Zoe Meunier investigates For Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) president Dr Robert Johnson, 6 March 2017 is a date “indelibly etched in my […]