Research Keyword: One Health

Heavy Metal Poisoning and Its Impacts on the Conservation of Amazonian Parrots: An Interdisciplinary Review

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Amazonian parrots face a serious but often invisible threat from heavy metal poisoning caused by illegal mining, agriculture, and urban waste. These toxic metals accumulate in the birds’ bodies over their long lifespans, causing brain damage, kidney failure, and reproductive problems that threaten entire parrot populations. The review calls for urgent action including stopping illegal mining, cleaning contaminated areas, and protecting forests to ensure these important seed-dispersing birds survive.

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Dermatophytosis in a Chilean fox: first case of Nannizzia gypsea in Lycalopex griseus and the need for a one health approach

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A young wild Chilean fox was found with a skin infection caused by a fungus called Nannizzia gypsea, which lives in soil and can infect animals and humans. This is the first time this fungus has been documented in foxes anywhere. Doctors treated the fox with an antifungal cream and it recovered completely. The case highlights how increasing urbanization and contact between domestic pets, wild animals, and humans can spread fungal diseases, emphasizing the need for a coordinated public health approach.

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Severe tinea faciei mimicking favus-like lesions linked to rabbit exposure: A case report

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A young girl developed facial rashes after getting a pet rabbit and was initially treated for eczema, but her condition worsened. Tests revealed she and her rabbit both had a fungal infection caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The infection was successfully treated with oral antifungal medication. This case highlights how pet contact can transmit fungal infections to children and the importance of proper diagnosis before starting treatment.

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Dermatophytosis in a Chilean fox: first case of Nannizzia gypsea in Lycalopex griseus and the need for a one health approach

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Researchers reported the first case of a fungal skin infection caused by Nannizzia gypsea in a wild South American grey fox found near Santiago, Chile. The fox developed crusted and scaly lesions on its tail, which were successfully treated with topical antifungal cream. This discovery highlights how increasing contact between domestic pets, wild animals, and humans due to urbanization can spread fungal infections, emphasizing the need for integrated health approaches that consider human, animal, and environmental health together.

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Mycotoxins: An ongoing challenge to food safety and security

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Mycotoxins are poisonous substances produced by fungi that contaminate crops and threaten both human and animal health. Climate change is making the problem worse by creating conditions that favor toxic fungi growth. Scientists are developing better detection methods and recommending integrated farming approaches to reduce contamination and protect food safety globally.

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Brown locusts, Locustana pardalina, host fluconazole-resistant Candidozyma (Candida) auris, closely related to Clade III clinical strains

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Researchers discovered that brown locusts in South Africa can carry a dangerous drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris in their digestive systems. This fungus, which causes serious infections in hospitals and is resistant to the antifungal drug fluconazole, may use locusts as a way to spread to humans or other environments. The study suggests that insects could play an important role in how dangerous fungi emerge and spread globally, particularly in warm climates where locusts thrive.

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