Better methods to predict and prevent the emergence of zoonotic viruses could support
future efforts to reduce the risk of epidemics. We propose a network science framework for …

In the light of the urgency raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, global investment in wildlife
virology is likely to increase, and new surveillance programmes will identify hundreds of …

Highlights•Models predict zoonotic risk using viral traits, host range or genome
composition.•Input data availability defines prospects for zoonosis prediction before …

Bats (Chiroptera) are flying mammals of great biodiversity and habits. These characteristics
contribute for them being natural reservoirs and part of the epidemiological cycle of several …

Homologs of the human hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been identified in more than a dozen
animal species. Some of them have been evidenced to cross species barriers and infect …

Anthropogenic land-use change alters wildlife habitats and modifies species composition,
diversity, and contacts among wildlife, livestock, and humans. Such human-modified …

Epidemic risk assessment and response relies on rapid information sharing. Using
examples from the past decade, we discuss the limitations of the present system for outbreak …

Bats remains as reservoirs for highly contagious and pathogenic viral families including the
Coronaviridae, Filoviridae, Paramyxoviruses, and Rhabdoviridae. Spill over of viral species …

Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses are infections due to the natural transmission of pathogens
between species (animals and humans). More than 70% of emerging infectious diseases …

Most emerging and re-emerging viruses causing infectious diseases in humans and
domestic animals have originated from wildlife. However, current knowledge of the spectrum …