Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission.

Asia steps up airport screenings after a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India, raising concerns over zoonotic diseases and ...

What is Nipah virus? Symptoms to watch out for as India races to contain deadly outbreak - Nipah is a deadly virus with no ...

Changes to land use can directly heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, new University of ...

Zoonotic diseases jump species to infect humans, and scientists have been studying this transmission chain for many years. Researchers in Austria aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of the ...

In a recent study published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers characterize potential zoonotic pathogens present in fecal samples of urban vertebrate species in Madrid, Spain, to ...

The rapid identification and genomic analysis of zoonotic pathogens are critical for safeguarding public health and controlling outbreaks. PathoBase, an advanced computational platform, provides a ...

A genomic deep dive shows that manure-feeding flies may be silent super-spreaders, transferring and amplifying resistant pathogens from livestock waste into the farm environment. Study: Genomic ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

The field of zoonotic infectious diseases, particularly those involving tick-borne pathogens, has taken center stage in global health due to the rapid ...

Ecosystem restoration projects aim to restore biodiversity and associated compromised ecosystem services. Evidence is persuasive of the increased risks of zoonotic diseases with degradation and ...