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#zoonotic — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. RE: journa.host/@thexylom/11719672

    "Fruit bats face threats ranging from hunting for bushmeat and traditional medicine to habitat loss caused by deforestation, urban development and mining." But "Bats Traded for Traditional Medicine Put Nigeria at Risk of Zoonotic Disease Transmission".

    #bats #zoonotic #pandemic #endangeredSpecies #Nigeria #traditionalMedicine #batTrade #health

  2. #KnowledgeByte: #Zoonotic #Diseases are infections that can be transmitted between animals and humans. These diseases are caused by various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.

    How #GlobalWarming is helping to spread the Zoonotic Diseases.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Zoon

  3. 1-Jul-2026
    #COVID19 #vaccine boosters may help protect against future animal #coronaviruses
    First exposure to SARS-CoV-2 ‘locks in’ our #immuneResponse

    yes, I would expect that the global exposure to covid and its vaccines may make it harder for any future #SARS-like #zoonotic outbreaks to cause harm.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #publicHealth

  4. Bats harbor many #zoonotic #viruses yet remain asymptomatic; why? @Lucie_Virevolte &co show that #bat GBP5 evolved under +ve selection, driving virus-specific restriction & lineage-specific loss of a #prenylation motif that reshaped #antiviral function @PLOSBiology plos.io/48KVgYe

  5. Zoonotic spillover is the successful transmission of a pathogenic entity—such as a virus, bacterium, or parasite—from a non-human animal reservoir into a human population. This rare but consequential event occurs when a pathogen successfully crosses the strict biological boundary between species.
    #WhatIs #Zoonotic #Epidemiology #Virology #Biology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03162601.

  6. No vaccine, no cure: Nipah virus is back in the news.
    India (West Bengal) just confirmed 2 cases in healthcare workers — one recovering, one critical. Contacts tested negative, and WHO says low risk of wider spread.
    Deadly zoonotic virus (40-75% fatality) from fruit bats, spreads via close contact or contaminated food. High alert in parts of Asia, but not easily transmissible person-to-person.

    #NipahVirus #PublicHealth #India #Zoonotic #covid

    sbs.com.au/news/article/what-t

  7. Farmed #fur #animals harbour #viruses with #zoonotic #spillover potential, Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-024

    We identified 7 species of #coronaviruses, expanding their known host range, & documented cross-species transmission of a novel #canine respiratory coronavirus to raccoon dogs & of #bat HKU5-like CoV to #mink, present at a high abundance in lung tissues. 3 subtypes of #influenza A virus—#H1N2, #H5N6 & #H6N2—were detected in #lungs of guinea pig, mink and #muskrat, respectively.