Influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a major public health threat due to their wide host range and pandemic potential. Pigs have been proposed as “mixing vessels” for avian, swine, and human IAVs, signific
Whole-genome amplifications of Caribbean Acroporids were used to evaluate their susceptibility to A. rohweri infection and identify potential host and environmental factors contributing to the ecology
Tick-borne diseases are increasingly common in North America, with human risk related to the abundance of infected ticks. This study analyzed 2,017 black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) collected ove
The devastating bat fungal disease, white-nose syndrome (WNS), does not appear to affect all species equally. To experimentally determine susceptibility differences between species, we exposed hiberna
Pathogen transmission responds differently to host richness and abundance, two unique components of host diversity. However, the heated debate around whether biodiversity generally increases or decrea
