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In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the
pigs studied had been exposed to the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the
swine flu.

In the village in northern Cameroon, Njabo found 2 pigs with active
H1N1 infections, and virtually every other pig had evidence of a past
infection in its blood.

"The pigs got H1N1 from humans," Njabo said. "The H1N1 virus that we
found in livestock in Cameroon is virtually identical to a virus found
in people in San Diego just a year earlier, providing an astonishing
example of how quickly the flu can spread all over the globe.

Wild ducks, the environment, influenza virus mutation and human disease.  A good One Health example.

Five people in Orange County, including one under 18, have been diagnosed with confirmed or probable infections caused by flea-borne typhus during the past three months, the county’s Health Care Agency reported Wednesday.

So far, 10 deer carcasses (have been reported) on the plains of Qmyshlv, and 30 carcasses (of sheep) were discovered in North Khorasan Sarygl Wildlife Park, and a dead ram in Vmyshhay Zdhast park. People are being warned to be careful. Hvan (The Department of Departmental Protection) says the deaths are not limited to Sharbvan disease (anthrax), and the disease diagnosis is still unconfirmed (according to experts).

Reporting reassortant influenza viruses, in this case swine influenza H3N2.

Anthrax in humans

Avian influenza H5N1 mutant

Rabies in Bali, Indonesia, continues to climb. At least 132 people have died since the outbreak began.

The Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Agriculture today announced
3 cases of a novel influenza A virus have been identified, and are now
linked to an agricultural fair in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Earlier this year [2011], 27 students and a teacher were found
infected with brucellosis, an infectious disease which can lead to
significant incapacitation. They were sent to a local hospital for
treatment. One student, a senior at the application technology
department of the university, suffered from joint pain, fatigue,
sweating and a high fever in January 2011. The symptoms were later
diagnosed as brucellosis.