And both vaccinating animals and protecting zoo staff are rooted in the notion that the health of animals and humans are interconnected, an idea known in public health circles as One Health.

As the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations for people speeds up across the country, some zoos are considering giving shots to animals that are susceptible to the virus. Search Query Show Search.

Microorganisms do not just colonize the body of mammals during infections. Billions of microbes can be found on and in healthy humans and animals at any given time, communicating with each other via ...

Arce said animals who contract the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans have mild symptoms like sneezing, lethargy and stuffy nose. They usually recover quickly and can be treated with antibiotics ...

As noted, reaction to the latest episode involving a zoo animal has been swift. Animal rights activists recently held a vigil for Harambe at the zoo, and nearly 500,000 people have signed Change ...

Primates from the San Diego Zoo recently got vaccinated for COVID-19, igniting social media claims mistaking the human coronavirus vaccine with the one animals received. But that vaccine, in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Andes the 14-year-old Chilean flamingo at John Ball Zoo has been spending some time lately with some unexpected visitors: a doctor that normally treats humans. Andes developed a ...

Zoo elephants are fascinated by human visitors — but frogs are unimpressed, study finds Parrots and elephants at zoos seem to like human visitors, while frogs and ostriches don't ...

The animals aren’t going stir crazy, but many are used to interacting with thousands of people a day. Now it’s up to zookeepers like Tracy Sorensen at the Central Florida Zoo to Skip to content ...

Humans aren’t the only type of Angelenos feeling the heat this summer. The Los Angeles Zoo’s variety of animals, from gorillas to flamingos to sea lions, are playing in the water or eating ...

As the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations for people speeds up across the country, some zoos are considering giving shots to animals that are susceptible to the virus. Search Query Show Search.