Breastfeeding has long been promoted as the most effective way to ensure child health and survival. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘breast is best’ philosophy, breastmilk is the ideal food for infants.“It is safe, clean and contains antibodies which help protect against many childhood illnesses,” notes the UN agency.However, nearly two out of…
April 7, 2022 – While scientists celebrate putting together the last pieces of the human genome – a major accomplishment decades in the making – the rest of us are left wondering what this breakthrough could mean for our own health and well-being.Advances in diagnosis and treatment of cancers, development disorders, infertility, and many diseases…
Map of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1-infected premises and wild bird events, Great Britain, October 2021–January 2022. Credit: Eurosurveillance Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in a flock of around 125 Muscovy ducks in a domestic setting in South West England on 22 December 2021, the virus was later also confirmed in…
Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are called zoonoses. The decline in humans was highest for campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis and E. coli infections, mainly because of fewer travel associated cases. Occurrence of most…
