[HTML][HTML] Bat-borne virus diversity, spillover and emergence

M Letko, SN Seifert, KJ Olival, RK Plowright… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The science of the host–virus network

GF Albery, DJ Becker, L Brierley, CE Brook… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Neural network based country wise risk prediction of COVID-19

R Pal, AA Sekh, S Kar, DK Prasad - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recent worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has opened up new
challenges to the research community. Artificial intelligence (AI) driven methods can be …

[HTML][HTML] Nipah virus: past outbreaks and future containment

V Soman Pillai, G Krishna, M Valiya Veettil - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Viral outbreaks of varying frequencies and severities have caused panic and havoc across
the globe throughout history. Influenza, small pox, measles, and yellow fever reverberated …

[HTML][HTML] Nipah virus: an overview of the current status of diagnostics and their role in preparedness in endemic countries

AR Garbuglia, D Lapa, S Pauciullo, H Raoul… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nipah virus (NiV) is a paramyxovirus responsible for a high mortality rate zoonosis. As a
result, it has been included in the list of Blueprint priority pathogens. Bats are the main …

[HTML][HTML] Mammals, wildlife trade, and the next global pandemic

KN Shivaprakash, S Sen, S Paul, JM Kiesecker… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Most new infectious diseases emerge when pathogens transfer from animals to humans. 1,
2 The suspected origin of the COVID pandemic in a wildlife wet market has resurfaced …

[HTML][HTML] Nipah virus–another threat from the world of zoonotic viruses

K Skowron, J Bauza-Kaszewska… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Among the diseases that pose a serious threat to public health, those caused by viruses are
of great importance. The Nipah virus (NiV) belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family was …

Trends in bacterial pathogens of bats: global distribution and knowledge gaps

T Szentivanyi, C McKee, G Jones… - Transboundary and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Sampling to elucidate the dynamics of infections in reservoir hosts

RK Plowright, DJ Becker… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The risk of zoonotic spillover from reservoir hosts, such as wildlife or domestic livestock, to
people is shaped by the spatial and temporal distribution of infection in reservoir …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising predictive models to prioritise viral discovery in zoonotic reservoirs

DJ Becker, GF Albery, AR Sjodin, T Poisot… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
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 …