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Research: Human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox virus, Bat SAR-CoV spillovers

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Evidence of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox virus Published in The Lancet this week, researchers from France describe a human-to-dog monkeypox transmission. 12 days after symptom...

Idaho: Fungus that causes white-nose syndrome detected in bats

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Idaho Fish and Game received confirmation that six bats tested positive for a fungus that leads to a deadly disease known as “white-nose syndrome.” The bats were located in Minnetonka Cave in Bear...

Rabies: Genomic surveillance helps prepare for outbreaks in bats

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact of emerging variants have shown the importance of understanding viruses in as much detail as possible. Luckily there are many ways scientists can learn...

Florida reports 6 additional animal rabies cases in September

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on rabies surveillance in Florida, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology reported an additional six animal rabies cases in September. This...

White-nose syndrome reported in bats in New Mexico

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing that the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has been detected on hibernating bats and cave walls in two eastern...

White-Nose Syndrome: Study describes the impact on native bat populations

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews White-nose syndrome has killed over 90% of northern long-eared, little brown and tri-colored bat populations in fewer than 10 years, according to a new study published...

Bats & pangolins in Southeast Asia harbour SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses, reveals new study

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While the World Health Organization (WHO) continues its mission to Wuhan investigating the origin and early transmission of SARS-CoV-2, a new study led by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore,...

France reports death due to rabies–European bat Lyssavirus type 1, a 1st for the mainland

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a retrospective analysis, the Institut Pasteur has reported the death of a 60-year-old Limoges man had died from European bat Lyssavirus type 1 in August...

White-Nose Syndrome reported in dead bats in North Dakota

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Little brown bats found dead in western North Dakota died of white-nose syndrome. In early May, the Southwest District Health Unit in Dickinson contacted the North Dakota Game and Fish Department with...

COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 relative found in bats offers more evidence it evolved naturally: Chinese researchers

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There is ongoing debate among policymakers and the general public about where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, came from. While researchers consider bats the most likely natural hosts for SARS-CoV-2,...