Matt WillemsenApr 6, 2024
One Animal Spreads More Viruses Than Any Other And It's Not What You'd Think
https://www.sciencealert.com/one-animal-spreads-more-viruses-than-any-other-and-its-not-what-youd-think #animals #disease #vectors #pathogens #ItIsWhatYouThink #spillback #virus
One Animal Spreads More Viruses Than Any Other And It's Not What You'd Think

We often treat animals like rats and bats as disease-ridden vermin, banishing them far from the spaces we share.

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Show threadMatt WillemsenApr 28, 2023
The finding suggests that humans were not responsible for infecting the mink—at least not directly. Rather, it suggests that another unknown species may have been stealthily harboring and spreading the otherwise bygone strain for some time and managed to carry it onto the mink farms.
The suggestion raises more concern over viral "spillback." #spillback
Giuseppe MichieliFeb 15, 2023
#SARS-CoV-2 #Spillback to Wild #Coatis in Sylvatic–Urban Hotspot, #Brazil https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/3/22-1339_article
SARS-CoV-2 Spillback to Wild Coatis in Sylvatic–Urban Hotspot, Brazil

SARS-CoV-2 Spillback to Wild Coatis in Sylvatic–Urban Hotspot, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases journal