The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …

Background Climate change presents an imminent threat to almost all biological systems
across the globe. In recent years there have been a series of studies showing how changes …

Importance Extenuating circumstances can trigger unplanned changes to randomized trials
and introduce methodological, ethical, feasibility, and analytical challenges that can …

The rapid global spread and human health impacts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …

Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus [agent of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)] in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January …

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cessation of almost all international travel in the first half
of 2020. A return to pre-pandemic growth patterns will take time and depend on the depth …

The transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans is called “zoonotic spillover”.
Most human infectious diseases (60-75%) are derived from pathogens that originally …

The COVID-19 pandemic has given the study of virus evolution and ecology new relevance.
Although viruses were first identified more than a century ago, we likely know less about …

Infectious virus outbreaks pose a significant challenge to public healthcare systems. Early
and accurate virus diagnosis is critical to prevent the spread of the virus, especially when no …

Public parks serve an important societal function as recreational spaces for diverse
communities of people, with well documented physical and mental health benefits. As such …