A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best
available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental …

Global warming and price volatility are increasing uncertainty for the future of agriculture.
Therefore, agricultural systems must be sustainable not only under average conditions, but …

Most infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. In this paper, we explore the role
of animal farming and meat consumption in the emergence and amplification of infectious …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes a spectrum of
respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. MERS-CoV is transmitted sporadically …

Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordoa, b, c, d,∗, Josep M. Antób, c, d, ea Faculty of Health Sciences,
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain b ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain c …

In a world where most emerging and reemerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in nature
and our contacts with both domestic and wild animals abound, there is growing awareness …

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health crisis, eroding the discovery of
antimicrobials and their application to clinical medicine. There is a general lack of …

Abstract The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is responsible for ecosystem services
(pollination) worth US $215 billion annually worldwide and the number of managed colonies …

Microbiologic infections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, pose a risk to public
health. An estimated 60% of emerging human pathogens are zoonotic. Of these …

While there is good evidence linking animal introductions to impacts on native communities
via disease emergence, our understanding of how such impacts occur is incomplete …