A study conducted at the Department of Ecology and Evolution of the University of Lausanne (Unil) quantifies the impact of wildlife trade on the exchange of germs and parasites between animals and ...

TRACS is a new genomic tool that distinguishes closely related microbial strains, enabling accurate tracking of pathogen and ...

Emerging infectious diseases, the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the increasing frequency of zoonotic spillover events underscore the critical ...

Confiscated animals smuggled from Mexico and Hong Kong into the U.S. in 2022. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California) Animals traded through global wildlife markets are ...

In an era of heightened global connectivity and public health awareness, the issue of currency contamination and its role in pathogen transmission has drawn significant scholarly attention. Banknotes ...

A Hawai'i 'Amakihi, one of just 15 surviving bird species in the Hawaiian honeycreeper family, is a frequent reservoir for avian malaria. Originally, more than 50 distinct species of Hawaiian ...

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been the only species with reported cases of the disease. While early genetic analyses pointed to ...

Here are 17 key administrative recommendations for the prevention of bloodborne pathogen transmission, outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1. Incorporate preventing ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WHO updated its definition of what constitutes an airborne pathogen. Under the new definition, pathogens ...

The outbreak calls for monitoring and coordinated response — not panic. It is also a reminder to continue investing in strong ...