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Mpox: Monkeypox Virus DNA Detected in Pets in the United States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tested for the presence of pox virus DNA in pets living with patients infected with pox in the United States. The CDC r...
The West Nile virus is transmitted from mosquito to mosquito through their feces
The West Nile virus persists within Culex mosquito populations through the infectious feces they produce, without the need to infect intermediate vertebrate hosts. The discovery...
COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causes Neurodegeneration in Dogs and Humans
A Korean study shows that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect dogs and cause cellular damage in the brain and lungs, even in the absence of neurological or respiratory cl...
COVID-19: White-tailed deer, a potential new reservoir for SARS-CoV-2
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the white-tailed deer has drawn the attention of scientists, who view it as a major factor in the spread of the coronavirus worldwide....
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...
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...