Category: Zoonosis
Italy: SARS-CoV-2 found in patient samples from September 2019
“We conclude that a SARS-CoV-2 progenitor capable of producing a measles-like syndrome may have emerged in late June – late July 2019”. More...
Brazil: First case of monkeypox in a dog
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has been notified of the first confirmed case of monkeypox in a domestic animal. More...
Lancet: Evidence of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox virus
“Here we describe the first case of a dog with confirmed monkeypox virus infection that might have been acquired through human transmission.” More...
America finally starts asking the right questions about the origins of SARS-CoV-2
There were extraordinary scenes at a senate committee hearing last week as Senator Rand Paul forensically cross-examined scientists about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the gain-of-function experiments that may have caused it. More...
Swine Flu: First human infection from pigs in the US in 2022
The CDC has reported the first human infection with a flu virus that usually spreads in pigs this year. More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. More...
China: Swans infected with SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 positive sequences from two SWANS have been deposited by Chinese scientists on Gisaid. More...
Preprint: Mink can be infected by Omicron and efficiently transmit the virus to other mink
To study whether mink can transmit Omicron, we placed 2 uninfected indirect contact mink in separate cages 10–20 cm from the cages of the infected mink and followed their progress for 10 days. More...
Monkeypox: CDC advises travellers to wear a mask *1 update*
The US CDC has amended its advice for travellers for Monkeypox, just one week after its last revision. More...
CDC: At least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway
The US CDC has said that new genetic sequencing data indicate there are at least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway outside Africa. More...