COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been fueled in part by the virus' ability to be transmitted by people who are not showing symptoms of infection. Now, a study by researchers at ...

Past examples of disease spillover As Hernandez and Ayala document in their paper, it is well established that backyard chickens may serve as pathogen reservoirs to the commercial poultry industry and ...

Invasive species are recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Their introduction into new environments can reshape ...

When a new virus emerges, it’s important to understand how it might spread through a population so protocols can be put in place to help contain the spread. Dr. Cécile Tran-Kiem, a postdoctoral ...

AMHERST, Mass. – Like a kindergarten or a busy airport where cold viruses and other germs circulate freely, flowers are common gathering places where pollinators such as bees and butterflies can pick ...

These results suggest that efficiency of pathogen transmission depends on where deposition occurs and the timing and place of acquisition, which varies among plant species and environmental conditions ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association between indoor air respiratory pathogens and natural ventilation, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and air ...

PHAN welcomes proposals from individuals, researchers, engineers, public health practitioners, and innovators committed ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of documents covering the relevance of a range of pathogens in water. The background documents will inform the revision of WHO guidelines for ...