While it is a rarity in humans, it affects cattle, leading to livestock being slaughtered. In 2001 and 2007, the UK suffered outbreaks of the disease leading to millions of livestock animals being ...

The WHO states: "A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. "Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic, or may involve unconventional ...

The UK is investing £1bn in a national biosecurity centre to protect food, livestock and public health from animal-borne disease threats.

A CASE of ‘mad cow disease’ has been discovered on a farm in Essex, officials say. The cow showed symptoms of the deadly disease – formally known as Bovine spongiform encephalopat… ...

Britain is bolstering its defences against animal disease outbreaks with a record-breaking £1 billion investment in a cutting ...

Experts claim that the stress of captivity impairs animals' immune systems and amplifies the rate of "virus shedding" heightening the threat of zoonotic diseases – those transmitted from animals ...

Britain's ability to prevent a future pandemic has been significantly enhanced with the announcement of a £1 billion ...