A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

Contrary to prevailing belief, an evolutionary analysis finds no evidence that most viruses with epidemic or pandemic ...

Learn how scientists identified genetic clues that distinguish natural viral spillovers from lab-handled viruses — and why ...

Many pandemic viruses emerged naturally – but there’s one that most likely came from a lab - Research provides benchmark for distinguishing natural outbreaks from scenarios involving lab leaks ...

SCHOOL groups and tourists are visiting a cave with bats that carry Marburg virus, previously flagged as having pandemic ...

Cow udders may provide a hotspot for bird flu and human flu viruses to mingle. The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than ...

A new perspective highlights how the influenza D virus and a canine–feline recombinant coronavirus may be slipping past standard tests, exposing gaps in global surveillance at the human–animal ...

Residents of Fort Collins, Colorado, have been startled by an unusual sight: rabbits with black, tentacle-like growths sprouting from their heads and faces. These disturbing protrusions have earned ...

Influenza D virus (IDV) and Influenza C virus (ICV) represent unique members of the Orthomyxoviridae family that have garnered increasing attention due to their circulation among animal populations ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found that viruses circulating in live poultry markets can be detected more ...

There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after ...