Monkeypox cases have more than doubled. In Britain a total of nine cases have been reported with 11 more cases to be announced shortly. It… Read More »Spike in cases of monkeypox in Europe and North America
NEWS AND COMMENT, SHANGHAI, CHINA: You may have read about the super-strict lockdown in Shanghai because they have an increasing rate of infection of the… Read More »Covid lockdown Shanghai: couple feed cat in flat above using desperate means
NEWS AND COMMENT – HONG KONG: I sense that there is a certain amount of jitteriness in Hong Kong about the transmission of Covid from… Read More »Some hamsters were Covid positive before export from The Netherlands to Hong Kong
The back story is that in the UK currently there is an H5N1 bird flu problem. The poultry industry and wild birds in the UK… Read More »UK man gets H5N1 bird flu because he lived with 20 ducks in his home
This is not a criticism of hedgehogs. We all adore them. And this news shouldn’t change our attitude towards them in any way. It’s a… Read More »Hedgehogs responsible for pathogen considered to be one of the greatest threats to human health
China does not have an exclusive right over these disgusting live animal markets where zoonotic diseases can transmit from animals to people and where animal… Read More »Now Indonesia is risking another coronavirus pandemic with their filthy live animal markets
It looks like this woman wanted to make a short Instagram video for her social page and took a big risk. Spider monkeys are quite… Read More »Woman climbs into spider monkey enclosure to feed them Hot Cheetos
A new coronavirus which is similar to Covid-19 and which has been labelled RhGB01 has been found in British bats by Ivana Murphy a University… Read More »Covid-like virus RhGB01 found in British bats
In an interesting twist, the US Geological Survey has advised American researchers to wear personal protective equipment and take Covid-19 tests before handling bats in… Read More »Bats in the wild are being protected from getting coronavirus from humans
Zoo gorillas should be given the Covid-19 vaccination because scientists have discovered that captive gorillas at a zoo in California have contracted the disease from,… Read More »Gorillas should be given a Covid-19 vaccination