Machine learning and deep learning—A review for ecologists

M Pichler, F Hartig - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The popularity of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI)
has risen sharply in recent years. Despite this spike in popularity, the inner workings of ML …

Recent developments in the immunopathology of COVID‐19

H Zhang, Y Sun, Y Wang, D Yazici, D Azkur, I Ogulur… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There has been an important change in the clinical characteristics and immune profile of
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients during the pandemic thanks to the …

Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk

CJ Carlson, GF Albery, C Merow, CH Trisos, CM Zipfel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
At least 10,000 virus species have the ability to infect humans but, at present, the vast
majority are circulating silently in wild mammals 1, 2. However, changes in climate and land …

Biological invasions facilitate zoonotic disease emergences

L Zhang, J Rohr, R Cui, Y **n, L Han, X Yang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases are accelerating at an unprecedented rate in the current era
of globalization, with substantial impacts on the global economy, public health, and …

The ecology of viral emergence

EC Holmes - Annual Review of Virology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on human
health, economic well-being, and societal function. It is essential that we use this …

A critical analysis of the evidence for the SARS-CoV-2 origin hypotheses

JC Alwine, A Casadevall, LW Enquist… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
When humans experience a new, devastating viral infection such as severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), significant challenges arise. How should …

Real‐time genomics for One Health

L Urban, A Perlas, O Francino… - Molecular Systems …, 2023 - embopress.org
The ongoing degradation of natural systems and other environmental changes has put our
society at a crossroad with respect to our future relationship with our planet. While the …

Worldwide transmission and infection risk of mosquito vectors of West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, Usutu and Japanese encephalitis viruses: a systematic review

MJ Tolsá-García, ML Wehmeyer, R Lühken, D Roiz - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The increasing trend of mosquito-borne pathogens demands more accurate global
estimations of infection and transmission risks between mosquitoes. Here, we systematically …

Virology under the microscope—a call for rational discourse

F Goodrum, AC Lowen, S Lakdawala, J Alwine… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Viruses have brought humanity many challenges: respiratory infection, cancer, neurological
impairment and immunosuppression to name a few. Virology research over the last 60+ …

Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats

N Weber, M Nagy, W Markotter, J Schaer… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often
proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings …