Tag: One Health

August 9, 2022

New database tracks coronavirus in wildlife

A new database provides researchers a central place to see what species have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. This information can be useful for scientists...

December 21, 2021

Coronavirus spillover from humans to animals likely

Recent research backs the notion that humans have transmitted the virus that causes COVID-19 to animals around the world, raising concerns that animals could serve as a reservoir for the...

November 8, 2021

Study finds coronavirus spilling over from humans to deer

Researchers believe the widespread appearance of the novel coronavirus among white-tailed deer in Iowa is due to “multiple human-to-deer spillover events and deer-to-deer transmission.” The finding raises concerns about “the...

August 23, 2021

Wildlife biologists can learn from One Health

This article is part of a series focusing on topics addressed in upcoming TWS webinars. Hosted by TWS working groups, the monthly webinars engage wildlife professionals on a host of...

March 11, 2021

White-tailed deer can get coronavirus but show mild symptoms

In the year since the novel coronavirus erupted in North America, biologists have gotten a better sense of what impacts the virus could have on the continent’s wildlife. North American...

November 10, 2020

TWS2020: Dogs could herald zoonotic diseases in Amazon

Peru’s Manu National Park seems a long way from anywhere by the measure of just about anybody — except maybe the Matsigenka people who live in the region. Even TWS...