Maximum-containment laboratories are a unique and essential component of the
bioeconomy of the United States. These facilities play a critical role in the national …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that zoonotic diseases transmitted from
animals to humans account for 75 percent of new and emerging infectious diseases …

According to the United Nations, the global population is estimated to reach 8.1 billion in
2025 and increase to 9.6 billion in 2050. In developing countries, the population is projected …

The ongoing coronavirus disease 19s pandemic has yet again demonstrated the importance
of the human-animal interface in the emergence of zoonotic diseases, and in particular the …

There are links among agriculture and zoonotic diseases, transboundary diseases in
domesticated and wild animals, climate patterns, and human population migrations. A …

Foodborne diseases are estimated to cause around 50 million disease cases and 3000
deaths a year in the US. Worldwide, food and waterborne diseases are estimated to cause …

Zoonoses are defined as “those diseases and infections [the agents of] which are naturally
transmitted between [other] vertebrate animals and man”(1). Zoonotic diseases are …

The majority of emerging infectious diseases have their source in animals, and emergence
occurs at the human-animal interface, when infections in animals breach the species barrier …

Background: In many parts of the world, livestock production is undergoing a process of
rapid intensification. The health implications of this development are uncertain …

While technological advances in animal husbandry have facilitated increases in global meat
production, the high density and geographic concentration of food animal production …