zoonotic diseases transmitted by animals such as bats, rats, and birds. However, a new study that analyzed the genomes of various viruses has revealed that viruses are more likely to be transmitted ...

Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over from chimpanzees. And many experts ...

For the new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, the team analysed all publicly available viral genome sequences, to reconstruct where viruses have jumped from one host to infect another ...

Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases Tarja Sironen investigates why and how epidemics and pandemics arise. Her goal is to produce knowledge that helps fight viral diseases transmitted between ...

新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID-19)のパンデミックにより、コウモリやネズミ、鳥などの動物により媒介される人獣共通感染症に不安を抱くようになった人は多いはず。ところが、さまざまなウイルスのゲノムを分析した新しい研究では、「ウイルスが新たに ...

Researchers investigating Nipah-like illnesses in Bangladesh have uncovered evidence of another bat-borne virus circulating in humans. Researchers studying infectious diseases have found evidence of ...

Humans and animals are living in closer proximity than ever before. The demands on the livestock industry and the environment ...

At least 320,000 previously unknown viruses could be circulating in animals and identifying which might spread to humans is vital to prevent future pandemics, says a new study. Prof. Ian Lipkin, ...

The _Aedes_ mosquito is a vector of several viral diseases, including eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, and West Nile fever. Lee Haines, CC BY-ND Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with ...

Quadlytics at Norwich Research Park has developed a technology enabling scientists to design and create 'virus cocktails' ...