Broad-spectrum pan-genus and pan-family virus vaccines
Although the development and clinical application of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines during the
COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated unprecedented vaccine success in a short time frame, it …
COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated unprecedented vaccine success in a short time frame, it …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics
Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although …
Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although …
Ecological conditions predict the intensity of Hendra virus excretion over space and time from bat reservoir hosts
The ecological conditions experienced by wildlife reservoirs affect infection dynamics and
thus the distribution of pathogen excreted into the environment. This spatial and temporal …
thus the distribution of pathogen excreted into the environment. This spatial and temporal …
[HTML][HTML] Interventions to reduce risk for pathogen spillover and early disease spread to prevent outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics
The pathogens that cause most emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in
animals, particularly wildlife, and then spill over into humans. The accelerating frequency …
animals, particularly wildlife, and then spill over into humans. The accelerating frequency …
[HTML][HTML] Henipavirus zoonosis: outbreaks, animal hosts and potential new emergence
H Li, JYV Kim, BS Pickering - Frontiers in microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are biosafety level 4 zoonotic pathogens causing
severe and often fatal neurological and respiratory disease. These agents have been …
severe and often fatal neurological and respiratory disease. These agents have been …
[HTML][HTML] Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence
M Meyer, DW Melville, HJ Baldwin, K Wilhelm… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …
Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats
Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often
proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings …
proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings …
[HTML][HTML] Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences
T Kingston, FBV Florens… - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Large Old World fruit bats (LOWFBs), species of Pteropus, Acerodon, and related genera of
large bats in the pteropodid subfamily Pteropodinae, play important roles as agents of …
large bats in the pteropodid subfamily Pteropodinae, play important roles as agents of …
The impact of anthropogenic climate change on pediatric viral diseases
SD Chitre, CM Crews, MT Tessema… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
The adverse effects of climate change on human health are unfolding in real time.
Environmental fragmentation is amplifying spillover of viruses from wildlife to humans …
Environmental fragmentation is amplifying spillover of viruses from wildlife to humans …
Why corporate sustainability initiatives fail to reduce deforestation and what to do about it
Deforestation is a complex environmental problem that has eluded a series of public policies
and private‐sector interventions. The need to develop effective solutions to this problem is …
and private‐sector interventions. The need to develop effective solutions to this problem is …