Meat consumption has been increasing since the 1960s, but especially from the 1980s
decade to today. Although meat means an important source of nutrients, it is also evident …

Zoonotic pathogens and parasites that are transmitted from vertebrates to humans are a
major public health risk with high associated global economic costs. The spread of these …

The recently emerged coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been characterised as a
pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), is impacting all parts of human society …

Human-mediated changes to natural ecosystems have consequences for both ecosystem
and human health. Historically, efforts to preserve or restore 'biodiversity'can seem to be in …

Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade is growing at a global level, threatening the traded
species and coexisting biota, and promoting the spread of invasive species. From the loss of …

The human population has doubled in the last 50 years from about 3.7 billion to
approximately 7.8 billion. With this rapid expansion, more people live in close contact with …

Most new infectious diseases emerge when pathogens transfer from animals to humans. 1,
2 The suspected origin of the COVID pandemic in a wildlife wet market has resurfaced …

As the novel SARS-CoV-2 was detected in faeces, environmental researchers have been
using centrifugal ultrafiltration, polyethylene glycol precipitation and aluminium hydroxide …

In this study, a rapid method for the detection of Central and West Africa clades of
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) using recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay …

The legal and illegal trade in wildlife for food, medicine and other products is a globally
significant threat to biodiversity that is also responsible for the emergence of pathogens that …