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Mountain gorilla census reveals further increase in numbers

John Cannon 17 Dec 2019

Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic opens new pathways for animal disease

Mongabay.com 2 Dec 2019

Malaria surges in deforested parts of the Amazon, study finds

John Cannon 23 Oct 2019

West Nile virus lingers longer in birds exposed to light pollution

Mongabay.com 29 Jul 2019

Public education could curb bushmeat demand in Laos, study finds

Mongabay.com 15 May 2019

Virus may have caused mysterious foot disease in Chile’s rare huemul deer

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Apr 2019

Research into chimp health benefits human, ecosystem well-being too

Giovanni Ortolani 22 Feb 2019
Rose-ringed parakeets seized from the parrot trade in Senegal. Photo courtesy of Davide de Guz/World Parrot Trust

Deadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa

Erin I. Garcia de Jesus 5 Dec 2018

For Javan rhinos, the last holdout may also be a deadly disease hotspot

Katy Waters 8 Nov 2018

Tsetse fly numbers dwindle in the warming Zambezi Valley

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2018

Identifying Zika-transmitting mosquito fast, cheaply, and on the go

David Klinges 3 Oct 2018

Leprosy prevalent among Amazon’s armadillos, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Jun 2018

Study links malaria to deforestation in the Amazon

Morgan Erickson-Davis 15 May 2018

Leopards could reduce rabies by controlling stray dog numbers in India, study finds

Mongabay.com 21 Mar 2018

Bats and viruses: Beating back a bad reputation

John Cannon 29 Aug 2017

Soil research aided by citizen scientists, boots and all

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 9 Jun 2017

Going viral: How advancements in Ebola disease detection in wild apes can help to prevent dangerous outbreaks

Lalini Pedris 4 May 2017

Illegal bushmeat trade threatens human health and great apes

Claire Asher 6 Apr 2017

Yellow fever is killing howler monkeys in Brazil

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Mar 2017

Field Notes: Predicting how the pet trade spreads infectious disease

Elizabeth Devitt 13 Feb 2017

Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Aug 2016

Deficient water systems, poor sanitation driving Zika in Brazil

Zoe Sullivan 29 Jul 2016

Chew on this new way to detect disease in primates

Julia John 28 Jul 2016

Disease prevention a boost to human health and great ape conservation

Elizabeth Devitt 21 Apr 2016

Pathogens ‘lurking’ in Lao PDR’s wildlife markets can lead to emergence of zoonotic diseases

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Apr 2016

Zika virus and climate change

Fred Bercovitch 17 Feb 2016

Deforestation increasing cases of ‘monkey malaria’ in humans, study says

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Jan 2016

Tasmanian Devils hit by a second contagious cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Jan 2016

Human infections by ‘monkey malaria’ increasing as forests disappear

Loren Bell 10 Nov 2014

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