Researchers identify two emerging animal viruses as potential global health threats

Infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm about two pathogens in animals that have the potential to trigger the next ...
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The $1.6 Billion Bio-Threat: Why Feral Hogs are the Ultimate Disease “Super-Spreaders”

It’s no secret that feral hogs are not good news for the ecosystems of America. But now they present an additional threat.
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Emerging bat virus found in stored throat swabs from 5 patients with suspected Nipah virus infection

Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five ...
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5 Diseases With Surprising Animal Reservoirs — And How They Can Affect Humans

Learn more about the diseases that live in certain animals and if they can be transferred to humans.
European Medical Journal

Emerging Virus Threats: Influenza D and Canine Coronavirus

Influenza D and canine coronavirus HuPn-2018 could fuel future respiratory epidemics amid diagnostic and surveillance gaps, experts warn.
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Continuing surveillance of emerging disease threats is vital for public health, national security

Gottlieb is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former FDA commissioner. McClellan is director of the Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy and former FDA commissioner and ...
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Bird flu and the battle against emerging diseases

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on Jan. 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks before the second Donald Trump administration’s inauguration. Bird flu, also ...
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Experts decry inaction and declare emerging deadly disease here to stay in US: 'We're essentially doing nothing'

The first step to combatting disease is often raising awareness among both the general population and medical professionals. Such is the mission being undertaken by experts on Chagas disease, a ...