The lack of a universally accepted definition of a pandemic hinders a comprehensive
understanding of and effective response to these global health crises. Current definitions …

Adaptive radiations are generated through a complex interplay of biotic and abiotic factors.
Although adaptive radiations have been widely studied in the context of animal and plant …

Abstract Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV), a recently discovered pathogen of tilapia fish, belongs to
the Amnoonviridae family from the Articulavirales order. Its ten genome segments have …

The production of aquatic animals has more than doubled over the last 50 years and is
anticipated to continually increase. While fish are recognized as a valuable and sustainable …

Spillovers of viruses from animals to humans occur more frequently under warmer
conditions, particularly arboviruses. The invasive tick species Haemaphysalis longicornis …

Blackmore and Lloyd-Smith, using their instructive model (1), calculate a very low to modest
probability of influenza, measles, and smallpox transmission to the Americas, during the …

Amphibians are an essential class in the maintenance of global ecosystem equilibrium, but
they face serious extinction risks driven by climate change and infectious diseases …

Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a 10-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus first
identified in 2014. It can cause up to 90% mortality in tilapia, a species that is extensively …

Negative sense RNA viruses (NSV) include some of the most detrimental human pathogens,
including the influenza, Ebola and measles viruses. NSV genomes consist of one or multiple …

Influenza, a serious illness of humans and domesticated animals, has been studied
intensively for many years. It therefore provides an example of how much we can learn from …