Background: Space technology has an impact on many domains of activity on earth,
including in the field of global health. With the recent adoption of the United Nations' …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a serious global threat to humans and their livestock,
especially poultry and pigs. This study aimed to investigate how to inactivate IAVs by using …

Emergence and intercontinental spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) H5Nx
virus clade 2.3. 4.4 has resulted in substantial economic losses to the poultry industry in …

The situation of human rabies in Thailand has gradually declined over the past four
decades. However, the number of animal rabies cases has slightly increased in the last ten …

Background The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is commonly used to detect viral
pathogens because of its high sensitivity and specificity. However, conventional PCR …

Background: African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease affecting both domestic
and wild pigs, has been having a serious impact on the swine industry worldwide. This …

Building on a series of ground breaking reviews that first defined and drew attention to
emerging infectious diseases (EID), the 'convergence model'was proposed to explain the …

Aquatic habitats provide a bridge for influenza transmission among wild and domestic
species. However, water sources pose highly variable physicochemical and ecological …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have repeatedly occurred in two
districts of Kerala state, India, over the last few years. The outbreaks in the wetland areas …

Abstract Background Thailand's Central Plain is identified as a contact zone between pigs
and flying foxes, representing a potential zoonotic risk. Nipah virus (NiV) has been reported …