Preserve a voucher specimen! The critical need for integrating natural history collections in infectious disease studies
Despite being nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic,
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
Digital extended specimens: Enabling an extensible network of biodiversity data records as integrated digital objects on the internet
The early twenty-first century has witnessed massive expansions in availability and
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2
IR Fischhoff, AA Castellanos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Back and forth transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic reveals a
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
[HTML][HTML] Optimising predictive models to prioritise viral discovery in zoonotic reservoirs
Despite the global investment in One Health disease surveillance, it remains difficult and
costly to identify and monitor the wildlife reservoirs of novel zoonotic viruses. Statistical …
costly to identify and monitor the wildlife reservoirs of novel zoonotic viruses. Statistical …
Is the world wormier than it used to be? We'll never know without natural history collections
CL Wood, MPM Vanhove - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many disease ecologists and conservation biologists believe that the world is wormier than it
used to be—that is, that parasites are increasing in abundance through time. This argument …
used to be—that is, that parasites are increasing in abundance through time. This argument …
Future-proofing and maximizing the utility of metadata: The PHA4GE SARS-CoV-2 contextual data specification package
Abstract Background The Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology
(PHA4GE)(https://pha4ge. org) is a global coalition that is actively working to establish …
(PHA4GE)(https://pha4ge. org) is a global coalition that is actively working to establish …
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 …
Recent advances in museomics: revolutionizing biodiversity research
Museomics, a term coined by Drs. Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller in∼ 2009, refers to
“the large-scale analysis of the DNA content of museum collections”(http://mammoth. psu …
“the large-scale analysis of the DNA content of museum collections”(http://mammoth. psu …