The COVID-19 pandemic has given the study of virus evolution and ecology new relevance.
Although viruses were first identified more than a century ago, we likely know less about …

Most viral pathogens in humans have animal origins and arose through cross-species
transmission. Over the past 50 years, several viruses, including Ebola virus, Marburg virus …

At least 10,000 virus species have the ability to infect humans but, at present, the vast
majority are circulating silently in wild mammals 1, 2. However, changes in climate and land …

Bats are the likely zoonotic origin of several coronaviruses (CoVs) that infect humans,
including SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, both of which have caused large-scale …

Understanding ecological niches of major tick species and prevalent tick-borne pathogens is
crucial for efficient surveillance and control of tick-borne diseases. Here we provide an up-to …

The transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans is called “zoonotic spillover”.
Most human infectious diseases (60-75%) are derived from pathogens that originally …

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal
consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of …

Better methods to predict and prevent the emergence of zoonotic viruses could support
future efforts to reduce the risk of epidemics. We propose a network science framework for …

Most emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases stem from viruses that naturally
circulate in non-human vertebrates. When these viruses cross over into humans, they can …

In recent decades, there has been an intensification of the socioeconomic and
environmental drivers of pandemics, including ecosystem conversion, meat consumption …