Outbreaks & Epidemiology

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Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered a subtype of the H3N8 avian influenza virus—which is endemic in poultry farms in China—that has undergone enough genetic mutations to significantly increase the risk of the disease spreading among mammals. Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered a subtype of the H3N8 avian influenza virus—which is endemic in poultry farms in China—that has undergone enough genetic mutations to significantly increase the risk of the disease spreading among mammals.
Outbreaks & Epidemiology Avian influenza: A new subtype may facilitate airborne transmission of the H3N8 influenza virus to mammals

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered a subtype of the H3N8 avian influenza virus—which is endemic in poultry farms in China—that has undergone enough gene...

09/06/2023
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 A study reveals that cats are sentient beings that are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, that they can transmit the virus to other cats, and that they also engage in shedding of the virus and contamination of the environment
Outbreaks & Epidemiology COVID-19: Cats May Play an Important Role in the Transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus

A study by the American Society for Microbiology reveals that cats are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, that they can transmit the virus to other cats, and that they also en...

06/13/2023