Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
104 followers · 2120 posts · Server mstdn.science

''These viruses are rapidly accruing , including mutations of , that warrant further examination and highlight an urgent need for active local to manage and limit into other species, including .''

#mutations #concern #surveillance #outbreaks #spillover #humans

Last updated 1 year ago

Global health organizations & governments have long focused on RESPONDING TO DISEASE OUTBREAKS rather than PREDICTING & PREVENTING them

inspirational & fascinating story about

propublica.org/article/austral

#womeninscience #viruses #spillover #zoonotic #veterinary #health #horses #hendra #bats

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Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
101 followers · 2016 posts · Server mstdn.science
Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
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ProPublica · @ProPublica
89511 followers · 1170 posts · Server newsie.social

Zoonotic diseases--those that spread from animals to humans--account for roughly 60% of all known infectious diseases & 75% of new & emerging ones

nytimes.com/2023/07/06/health/

#farming #animalabuse #spillover #disease #Vegan

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Elzi Volk · @lzvolk
100 followers · 634 posts · Server fediscience.org

"...since there is no scientific concept behind the “spillover”, it might be dangerous to base public health and public protection against future pandemics on it."
This is not just a rant on semantics. Science communication must be precise, now more than ever. 1/2

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

#viruses #pandemics #sciencecomm #spillover

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Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
73 followers · 1605 posts · Server mstdn.science
Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
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JamesLundblad · @JamesLundblad
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ProPublica · @ProPublica
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Out of Balance: How the World Bank Group Is Enabling the Deaths of Endangered Chimps
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The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a company justify the deaths of endangered with a dubious

propublica.org/article/biodive

#mining #chimps #offset #guinea #Africa #biodiversity #offsets #environment #ecology #chimpanzees #spillover

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ProPublica · @ProPublica
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IT News · @itnewsbot
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Weird SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in mink suggests hidden source of virus in the wild - Enlarge / Minks are seen at a farm in Gjol, northern Denmark, on Octobe... - arstechnica.com/?p=1933679 -cov-2 -19

#mink #science #zoonosis #pandemic #covid #spillover #spillback #sars #surveillance #publichealth #infectiousdisease

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Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
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Groms · @groms
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Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
832 followers · 1156 posts · Server ecoevo.social

PREPRINT (not yet peer reviewed): “SARS-CoV-2 occurrence in white-tailed throughout their range in the conterminous

collected >11k samples from deer 🦌 in 29 states 🇺🇸. was almost everywhere.

COVID prevalence declined over the course of the study, coincident with the rise of , and the authors deer may be less susceptible.

With , COVID will continue to present a .

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

#deer #usa #researchers #COVID #Omicron #hypothesize #diverse #hosts #complex #spillover #control #challenge

Last updated 2 years ago

poisotlab · @poisotlab
255 followers · 37 posts · Server ecoevo.social

Come work with us!

We are looking for a to develop a case study of our monitoring tools applied specifically to disease .

This is a one - year, renewable position, specifically for people who just finished a Ph.D. (in or related field), with a flexible start date.

The annual salary is 59k CAD.

See this page for more detail:

poisotlab.io/opportunities/

#postdoc #biodiversity #spillover #diseaseecology

Last updated 2 years ago

PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1397 followers · 14995 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
IT News · @itnewsbot
3071 followers · 255520 posts · Server schleuss.online

Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems - Enlarge / Giant panda cub Huanlili plays with a bamboo during her first... - arstechnica.com/?p=1929768 -19

#wuhan #science #pandemic #covid #chinacdc #spillover #raccoondog #geneticdata #naturalspillover #intermediatehost #infectiousdisease

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Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
427 followers · 12095 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca