zoonoses, disease & medicine

Animals that can host pathogens dangerous to humans, such as rodents, birds, and bats, are proportionately more common in human-occupied spaces than in remote areas.

Pangolins are poached for their scales and meat, leading researchers to develop a set of molecular tools to help track and mitigate the trade.

Working at bushmeat markets in Africa, researchers are trying to trace the trade networks of the mammals.

Preliminary modeling studies provide a shortlist of potential coronavirus intermediate host species.

Researchers are trying to figure out where it came from, whether it’s evolving, and just how big a threat it will be.

Scientists release a draft genome of the virus that has been identified in 41 patients.

Health authorities have ruled out the usual suspects, leading to fears that a novel virus is causing the infections in Hubei Province.

Wide availability of infection control and diagnostic resources is required to control outbreaks early.

It’s the first time the deadly pathogen has been found in West Africa.

The Bombali Ebola virus was identified in bats in Sierra Leone, and there’s no evidence that it has infected people or causes human disease.

The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.

A step-by-step study of diseases that jump species gives subtle clues about future epidemics.