background and purpose: fascioliasis is one of the zoonotic diseases in the world that has public health and economic perspectives. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fascioliasis in slaughtered cattle in the industrial slaughterhouse of arak, iran (2007-2010). materials and methods: this study sample was consisted of 648994 head of cattle including 292797 sheep, 81012 c...

As of mid February, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has killed approximately 2 million people worldwide and caused profound economic damage, with a global growth reduction 4·4% in 2020.1International Monetary FundWorld Economic Outlook, October 2020: long difficult ascent.https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2020/09/30/world-economic-outlook-october-2020Date: October, 2020Date accessed: Ja...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in King County, Washington, engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. Sample Population-Licensed veterinarians practicing clinical medicine in King County, Washington. PROCEDURES A survey was sent between September and November 2006 to 454 licensed vete...

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has the second largest human population in Africa and the largest livestock population on the continent. About 80% of Ethiopians are dependent on agriculture and have direct contact with livestock or other domestic animals. As a result, the country is vulnerable to the spread of zoonotic diseases. As the first step of the country's engagement in the Global Health Security Ag...

Zoonotic diseases represent critical threats to global health security. Effective mitigation of the impact of endemic and emerging zoonotic diseases of public health importance requires multisectoral collaboration and interdisciplinary partnerships. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Tool to help countries identify zoonotic d...

background: this study was conducted to collect informative data on the parasitic infection of wild rodents, emphasizing on finding parasites, which have medical importance to human. methods:   during 2012-2014, a total number of 91 wild rodents were captured from rural areas of turkmen sahra, golestan province, using handmade traps. animals were anesthetized, surveyed for any ectoparasite and ...