The emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

EC Holmes - Annual review of virology, 2024‏ - annualreviews.org
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 has evoked heated debate and strong accusations, yet
seemingly little resolution. I review the scientific evidence on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and …

Zoonotic animal influenza virus and potential mixing vessel hosts

EM Abdelwhab, TC Mettenleiter - Viruses, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Influenza viruses belong to the family Orthomyxoviridae with a negative-sense, single-
stranded segmented RNA genome. They infect a wide range of animals, including humans …

Farmed fur animals harbour viruses with zoonotic spillover potential

J Zhao, W Wan, K Yu, P Lemey, JHO Pettersson, Y Bi… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Animals such as raccoon dogs, mink and muskrats are farmed for fur and are sometimes
used as food or medicinal products,, yet they are also potential reservoirs of emerging …

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at the Huanan seafood market

WJ Liu, P Liu, W Lei, Z Jia, X He, W Shi, Y Tan, S Zou… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of
coronavirus disease 2019, emerged in December 2019. Its origins remain uncertain. It has …

Virus diversity, wildlife-domestic animal circulation and potential zoonotic viruses of small mammals, pangolins and zoo animals

X Cui, K Fan, X Liang, W Gong, W Chen, B He… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Wildlife is reservoir of emerging viruses. Here we identified 27 families of mammalian
viruses from 1981 wild animals and 194 zoo animals collected from south China between …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Crits-Christoph, JI Levy, JE Pekar, SA Goldstein… - Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
Zoonotic spillovers of viruses have occurred through the animal trade worldwide. The start of
the COVID-19 pandemic was traced epidemiologically to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale …

Correlation between the gut microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases: a review of metagenomics evidence

X Liu, Y Liu, J Liu, H Zhang, C Shan… - Neural Regeneration …, 2024‏ - journals.lww.com
A growing body of evidence suggests that the gut microbiota contributes to the development
of neurodegenerative diseases via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. As a contributing factor …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological features of bats: resistance and tolerance to emerging viruses

WL Demian, O Cormier, K Mossman - Trends in Immunology, 2024‏ - cell.com
Bats are among the most diverse mammalian species, representing over 20% of mammalian
diversity. The past two decades have witnessed a disproportionate spillover of viruses from …

Substantial viral diversity in bats and rodents from East Africa: insights into evolution, recombination, and cocirculation

D Wang, X Yang, Z Ren, B Hu, H Zhao, K Yang, P Shi… - Microbiome, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Zoonotic viruses cause substantial public health and socioeconomic problems
worldwide. Understanding how viruses evolve and spread within and among wildlife …