South America region closer to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease

… risk of transmission of diseases from animals to humans (zoonoses), as well as those that can be transmitted through …

Last updated: 14 Sep 2022

With rising cases, experts discuss Chikungunya spread in the Americas

… Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Head of the Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit at WHO said. Similarly, she added, capacities …

Last updated: 9 Aug 2023

PANAFTOSA calls on countries to establish measures to guarantee food safety throughout the production chain

… and works for the prevention, surveillance and control of zoonoses, promoting initiatives to improve food safety …

Last updated: 8 Jun 2021

PAHO/WHO recommends five keys to safer food for a healthy holiday season

… Perez, PAHO/WHO senior advisor on food-borne diseases and zoonoses. "They are simple and practical, and can be applied …

Last updated: 5 Jan 2021

PAHO urges health and agriculture sectors in the Americas to work together to ensure prudent use of antimicrobials

… have become center stage with the emergence and spread of zoonoses such as H5N1 and H1N1 influenza, SARS, bovine …

Last updated: 23 Dec 2019

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance

… Miyagishima, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses at WHO. "The volume of antibiotics used in animals …

Last updated: 23 May 2023

Final report by the first IHR (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak

… period; reservoir species and potential for reverse zoonoses; the possibility of virus; and access to vaccines …

Last updated: 28 Sep 2022

Climate change and human health: questions and answers

… natural reservoir for those infectious agents that cause “zoonoses” (Fig 6.1). There are directly transmitted … anthroponoses (such as TB, HIV/AIDS, and measles) and zoonoses (e.g., rabies). There are also … (e.g., malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever) and…

Last updated: 4 Nov 2025