Evidence of the increase of emerging contaminants in the environment due to the COVID-19
pandemic, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), disinfectants, pharmaceuticals …

Wildlife reservoirs of broad-host-range viruses have the potential to enable evolution of viral
variants that can emerge to infect humans. In North America, there is phylogenomic …

Lung infections in Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) are triggered by a variety of respiratory viruses.
All human pandemics have been caused by the members of two major virus families …

Most emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases stem from viruses that naturally
circulate in non-human vertebrates. When these viruses cross over into humans, they can …

SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic virus with documented bi-directional transmission between
people and animals. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to free-ranging white-tailed …

Pervasive SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans have led to multiple transmission events to
animals. While SARS-CoV-2 has a potential broad wildlife host range, most documented …

Wildlife reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 can lead to viral adaptation and spillback from wildlife to
humans. In North America, there is evidence of spillover of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to …

The epidemiological situation of SARS‐CoV‐2 in humans and animals is continually
evolving. To date, animal species known to transmit SARS‐CoV‐2 are American mink …

On 30 January 2023 the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, announced his decision that covid-19 remains a public health emergency of …

This Lilliput explores the current epidemiological and virological arguments for a zoonotic
origin of the COVID‐19 pandemic. While the role of bats, pangolins and racoon dogs as viral …