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100 Years of African Swine Fever: A Risk That Is More Present Than Ever
While the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, another, far deadlier one remains in the shadows. African swine fever, which has existed for over 100 years, kills millions o...
Marine pandemics fly under the radar
While infectious disease outbreaks are generally understudied in marine mammals compared to their terrestrial counterparts, a new study points to certain environmental factors a...
COVID-19: From humans to animals and then back to humans
Although the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic disease—that is, one of animal origin—it currently infects only humans, with the exception of a few rare cases. But scien...
A deadly virus is threatening American rabbit populations
A new strain of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus is spreading throughout the southwestern United States. This deadly disease is wreaking havoc on populations of both common...
COVID-19: What Hamsters Have to Say About Wearing Masks
Hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, have been used to test the effectiveness of masks in combating the spread of the novel coronavirus. Fifteen years ago, r...
COVID-19 and Animals: Zoonotic Risk and Implications for Food Safety
Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, several animal species have already tested positive, including cats, dogs, and big...