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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… animal surveillance is needed to detect future zoonotic diseases before one of them causes the next pandemic, a … animals to human populations over millennia. Yet an infectious disease paradigm that places humans at the … which Holmes described as the “critical fault line” for zoonoses, is expected to drive about 4000 new cross-species …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases. Photo by Spongetastic69 July 25, … outside his home, a black-legged tick had injected the infectious organisms into his bloodstream. Anderson—who … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… future SARS-CoV-2 strains with the potential to pass between animals and people. Photo by (clockwise from … Infectious Diseases , …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases The next zoonotic emergence event is … and processes that make us vulnerable to the threat of zoonoses, said Vanak. We must also consider that although …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… Institute of Ecosystem Studies. “These pathogens cause zoonoses with high case fatality rates in humans, and some … clear evidence linking bat-borne viruses to numerous human diseases, but Han thinks making generalisations about the … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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Squirrels could make monkeypox a forever problem
… traits that made Monkey a charismatic pet also made him an infectious threat. He cuddled and nibbled his owners; when … ecologist at the CDC. Existing animal reservoirs make some diseases near impossible to snuff out; the emergence of new … wild and domesticated animals can act as intermediaries between humans and a true reservoir, says Stephanie Seifert, …
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Is the coronavirus pandemic related to meat production?
… a group of scientists to help us clarify the relationship between meat production and consumption and the SARS-CoV-2 … that one—likely one—human. After that, it’s highly transmissible between humans, and that’s what makes this … and biodiversity loss related to the rise in zoonotic diseases? Ostfeld : One of the less well-publicized …
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The Search for Animals That Could Carry the Next Deadly Virus
… says Dr. Han. Making the leap The majority of human infectious diseases come from animals and then “spill over” into … again. Viruses often make genetic changes as they spread between hosts. If the animals eventually transmit a more …
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A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
… Infectious Diseases A growing body … SARS, and Ebola are caused by pathogens that are shared between humans and other vertebrate animals. But animal …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… hit particularly hard, with abundance dropping by up to 45% between 1998 and 2005. Blue jays, American robins, eastern … is having increasingly severe impacts on many migratory animals,” says Dossman. “The Caribbean, in particular, … and social environments influence mosquito numbers and the diseases they carry across the urban landscape, paving the …
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