The articles on rabies and Marburg virus featured in this month's Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) zoonoses issue illustrate common themes. Both discuss zoonotic diseases with serious health implications for humans, and both have a common reservoir, the bat. These articles, and the excitement generated by this year's recognition of World Rabies Day on September 8, also described in this issue...

Abstract This paper follows on from the initial position “The Importance of Biodiversity Risks”, prepared by and Natural Capital Working party, a volunteer group working under Sustainability Board. explores link between zoonotic disease biodiversity loss aims to raise awareness discussion within actuarial community why this should be an important consideration in risk management. focuses how di...

Zoonotic parasitic diseases including helminths and protozoa are common especially in areas with poor living conditions in developing countries. The poor living conditions combined with poor veterinary services and lack of awareness of the zoonotic diseases exacerbates the risks of disease transmission from animals to humans. Dogs serve different purposes, offering several benefits to humans, i...