Zoonoses Journal

First Report of Clinical Toxoplasmosis in a Wild Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) from South India First report of clinical toxoplasmosis in a live wild Bengal tiger from South India, documenting diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and conservation implications.

This study reveals the #Pathogenicity & #Sylvatic transmission of #Tgondii among wild felids, underscoring the importance of monitoring #DiseaseDynamics & ecological effects within niche ecosystems to sustain #Biodiversity & guide evidence-based #ConservationPolicy.
#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/29mz3emr

Changing Epidemiologic Characteristics of Dengue Fever in Chinese Mainland Between 2019 and 2024 This study tracks Dengue Fever shifts in China, linking earlier outbreaks and rising transmission to climate change and post-COVID travel surges.

This #Zoonoses study analyzes #DengueFever dynamics in China (2019–24), revealing a narrowing distribution, earlier onset, & longer sustained outbreaks, emphasizing that strengthened surveillance of travelers & #MosquitoVectors is vital for effective control.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/23x8gu2o

The First Molecular Characterization of Pediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis in Jordan A first peer-reviewed report describing the clinical and molecular aspects of the locally acquired pediatric visceral leishmaniasis cases in Jordan.

This study provides the first molecular confirmation of pediatric #VisceralLeishmaniasis in Jordan, causative L. infantum & L. tropica as key agents in local cases, highlighting the need for early detection & surveillance to mitigate this #PublicHealth threat.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/2yhp4cbt

Honoring the outstanding reviewers in the Zoonoses Recognition Awards for Distinction of Reviewing 2025—thank you for your critical role in upholding rigorous peer review and advancing zoonotic disease research.

Zoonoses Recognition Awards: zoonoses-journal.org/index.php/zo...

First Report of Gray Foxes ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Infected with Bat-Associated rabies Virus ( Desmodus rotundus rabies virus) in Costa Rica This study reports bat-associated rabies virus in gray foxes in Costa Rica, urging updated protocols and public awareness to reduce transmission risks.

This study underscores the need to review #Rabies protocols in Costa Rica to ensure timely #Prophylactic care for people & pets, emphasizing that #PublicEducation on wildlife-related rabies risks is vital to prevent incidents that may endanger #PublicHealth.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/239a4a6p

An African Lineage Zika Virus Infecting Free-Living Neotropical Primates in Southern Brazil ZIKV related to African strain MR766 caused neuropathology in wild Brazilian howler monkeys, implying multiple introductions and sylvatic maintenance

This study reports repeated detection of African-lineage #ZIKV (MR766-like) in free-living Alouatta in #SouthernBrazil, with #microcephaly-associated lesions & placental #antigen suggesting multiple introductions into the Americas. #orthoflavivirus #OpenAccess: zoonoses-journal.org/index.php/20...

Humoral Immune Response to Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection: Recent Research Findings and Future Studies This study reveals gaps in humoral immunity to Orientia tsutsugamushi, stressing the need to clarify B cell responses in scrub typhus infection.

This study reviews how humoral immune response to Orientia tsutsugamushi disrupts germinal centers & splenic architecture to impair B cell responses, highlighting role of autoreactive #Antibodies & the challenges for #ScrubTyphus #Vaccines. @utmbhealth.bsky.social

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/2d72b7sv

Toscana Virus (TOSV) Meningitis in Two Travelers in Southeastern Spain Case study on two travellers highlight the need to consider Toscana virus (TOSV) in the differential diagnosis of acute meningitis.

This case study reports two travel-associated #ToscanaVirus #meningoencephalitis cases diagnosed by serum/CSF serology & #RTPCR, with rapid recovery after supportive care, underscoring the need to consider TOSV in #AcuteMeningitis among travelers to #endemic areas.
#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/2ycbuog5

Unusual Clinical Features of Toscana Virus Central Nervous System Infections in Italy Analysis of 35 neuroinvasive Toscana virus cases shows mostly mild meningitis with recovery, rare encephalitis needing ICU care, and rising neurotropic severity

This study reviews 35 neuroinvasive #Toscanavirus cases in Italy, showing present as benign #meningitis with full recovery, while rare #encephalitis requires #ICU care & may cause #sequelae, highlighting TOSV’s #neurotropism & rising severity risk.

#OpenAccess: zoonoses-journal.org/index.php/20...

How Prevalence Influences the Interpretation of Lyme Disease Test Results in a High-Incidence State (Wisconsin) Versus a Low-Incidence State (Arkansas) A study on how a positive Lyme test is 30 times more likely to be a false positive in low-incidence states, underscoring alternative diagnoses before testing.

This study shows that a positive #LymeDisease test in low-prevalence states is more likely to be a false positive than a true positive, undermining the predictive value of its testing, and highlighting the role of regional prevalence in #Diagnostic interpretation.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/22f694vx

Tunicamycin and β-Lactams with Five Membered Ring Structures Have Stronger Synergistic Effects Against Gram-Positive Bacteria A study on how tunicamycin restores β-lactam sensitivity in MRSA and other gram-positive bacteria, offering a potential strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance.

This study shows that combining #Tunicamycin and β-lactam antibiotics with five-membered ring structures exerts stronger synergistic effects against #MRSA and #GramPositiveBacteria, offering a potent strategy to overcome #AntimicrobialResistance.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/2dqnz6ev

High-Priority Pathogens with Potential to Cause “Disease X” Pandemics A commentary analysing the major features of pathogens with high probability of becoming future pathogen X.

This study analyzes pathogen features for future #COVID-like #pandemics, identifying #coronaviruses and #influenza—as top "disease X" threats due to transmission, animal interfaces, immunity barriers, & mutation rates, with #MosquitoBorneViruses posing high risk.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/269cuzm2

First Report of Clinical Toxoplasmosis in a Wild Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) from South India First report of clinical toxoplasmosis in a live wild Bengal tiger from South India, documenting diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and conservation implications.

First report of clinical #toxoplasmosis in a live wild #Bengaltiger from South India, documenting #diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and #conservationimplications.

#OpenAccess: zoonoses-journal.org/index.php/20...

Tick symbiont-pathogen interactions : A systematic review A systematic review on tick-borne diseases, tick endosymbionts and potential strategies for controlling tick-borne diseases

This review explores #TickBorneDisease #epidemiology and how tick microbiota, #endosymbionts, and immune responses shape development, #GutHomeostasis, and #PathogenTransmission, highlighting symbiont–pathogen interactions as promising targets for disease control.
#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/27w4jjvj

Using a #Metagenomics approach, this @ZoonosesJ identified and genetically characterized a novel #Calicivirus – CV-HMU-1 – a new member of the Salovirus genus of the Caliciviridae family, in swab samples of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) with diarrhea.

#OpenAccess: tinyurl.com/2cc2pvls

🚨ATTENTION EARLY CAREER VIROLOGISTS🚨 We have a webinar on how to get a faculty position! Hear from Jean Lim,
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From "tiny heated room with pipettes" to 5B mosquitoes/year. Following Nature's recognition yesterday, here is our Q&A with Luciano Moreira on scaling Wolbachia in Brazil
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Global Health EDCTP3-funded Decide-TB project shows WHO treatment algorithms detect most children with #TB even in low-resource settings.

🔗 Full study: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

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<i>Klebsiella</i>, a Hitherto Underappreciated Zoonotic Pathogen of Importance to One Health: A Short Review <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1454335e176">Members of the genus, <i>Klebsiella</i>, are becoming increasingly challenging to contr...

#Klebsiella , a Hitherto Underappreciated Zoonotic Pathogen of Importance to One Health: A Short Review. Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

<i>Cyclospora</i> and Cyclosporiasis: The Nepalese Perspective <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1454186e181">Cyclosporiasis is an emerging disease that is ubiquitous in humans and other animals wor...

#Cyclospora and #Cyclosporiasis: The Nepalese Perspective. Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

Identification of a Novel Calicivirus in Walrus ( <i>Odobenus Rosmarus</i>) <div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d3936016e253"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> ...

Identification of a Novel Calicivirus in Walrus ( Odobenus Rosmarus ). Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans Unprecedented outbreaks in birds highlight the need for early detection and preparedness.

🔬 #JustPublished! New strategies to help countries detect and respond to #AvianInfluenza & #SwineInfluenza in humans.

Europe is facing a sharp increase in circulation of avian influenza A(H5N1) in wild birds and poultry this autumn, raising the potential for human exposure.

#AvianFlu #H5N1 #IDSky

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Our Wolbachia method|World Mosquito Program

Learn more about our #Wolbachia method: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/work/wolb...
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Roles of Tick Symbiotic Microorganisms in Pathogen Transmission <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d2988619e169">Ticks have garnered significant research interest owing to their ability to vector patho...

Roles of Tick Symbiotic Microorganisms in Pathogen Transmission. Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

High-Priority Pathogens with Potential to Cause “Disease X” Pandemics <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d19941e129">In past decades, numerous emerging infectious diseases have markedly affected global healt...

High-Priority Pathogens with Potential to Cause “Disease X” Pandemics. Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

Tunicamycin and β-Lactams with Five Membered Ring Structures Have Stronger Synergistic Effects Against Gram-Positive Bacteria <div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d9347160e183"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> ...

Tunicamycin and β-Lactams with Five Membered Ring Structures Have Stronger Synergistic Effects Against Gram-Positive Bacteria. Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #one_health #zoonoses #IDSky #Medsky www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans Unprecedented outbreaks in birds highlight the need for early detection and preparedness.

 ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans: a guide has been released to help MSs to detect and respond to possible animal-related influenza threats, including pandemics. Check at  www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even... @ecdc.europa.eu 

Scenarios for pre-pandemic zoonotic influenza preparedness and response The aim of this framework is to guide a scalable public health response to influenza of zoonotic origin in EU/EEA countries and provide options for preparing and responding to different possible pre-pandemic scenarios.

ECDC defines scenarios for pre-pandemic zoonotic influenza preparedness and response, to guide a scalable public health response and provide options for responding to possible pre-pandemic scenarios. @ecdc.europa.eu Check and download the tool at www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...

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