Many human viral infections have a zoonotic, ie, wild or domestic animal, origin. Several
zoonotic viruses are transmitted to humans directly via contact with an animal or indirectly …

Viruses are ubiquitous particles comprising genetic material that can infect bacteria,
archaea, and fungi, as well as human and other animal cells. Given that determining virus …

To investigate the transmission of novel infectious agents by blood transfusion, we studied
changes in the virome composition of blood transfusion recipients pre-and posttransfusion …

At present, many infectious pathogens, especially emerging/re-emerging pathogens, exist in
the blood of voluntary blood donors and may be transmitted through blood transfusions …

Monitoring the emergence and re-emergence of viral diseases with the goal of containing
the spread of viral agents requires both adequate preparedness and quick response …

We describe the most common internal and external sources and types of contamination
encountered in viral metagenomic studies and discuss their negative impact on sequencing …

Arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, are important vectors for different viruses (so
called vector-borne viruses), some of which cause a significant number of human and …

Viral metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is increasingly being used to
characterize the human virome. The impact of viral nucleic extraction on virome profiling has …

Discoveries of new human viruses and new technologies for their detection have made, and
will continue to make, major contributions to the safety of blood transfusion. This article …