The pet trade puts reptiles and amphibians at risk: close legal gaps now
Patchy legislation means that animals are routinely taken from their natural habitats and sold in other countries. Fresh national and international measures could help to stop this exploitation.
Interventions to Reduce Risk for Pathogen Spillover and Early Disease Spread to Prevent Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics
The pathogens that cause most emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in animals, particularly wildlife, and then spill over into humans
COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in New York City, June 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021
What were the outcomes of the COVID-19 contact tracing program in New York City?
Want to prevent pandemics? Stop spillovers
Decision-makers discussing landmark agreements on health and biodiversity must include four actions to reduce the risk of animals and people exchanging viruses.
Human Infection with a Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus in the Country of Georgia
During 2013, cutaneous lesions developed in two men in the country of Georgia after they were exposed to ill cows.
Raccoon Rabies Virus Variant Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation
The rabies virus causes a fatal encephalitis and can be transmitted through tissue or organ transplantation. In February 2013, a kidney recipient with no reported exposures to potentially rabid animals died from rabies 18 months after transplantation.