Wildlife trade increases pathogen transmission: What 40 years of data say about spillover

Hedgehogs, elephants, pangolins, bears or fennec foxes: many wild species are sold as pets, hunting trophies, for traditional ...
Nature

Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens

More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

Bolivian mummy rewrites scarlet fever's past, suggesting killer bacterium circulated centuries before colonization

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull ...
European Medical Journal

Wildlife Trade Raises Zoonotic Disease Risk Over Time

Wildlife trade increases pathogen sharing with humans, with each decade in trade linked to one additional zoonotic pathogen ...
Healio

Q&A: What makes pathogen reduction a promising strategy to prevent AMR and HAIs?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pathogen reduction lowers the risk of transmitting dangerous pathogens to other patients. Examples of pathogen ...
IFLScience

Scarlet Fever Bacterium Discovered In Pre-Columbian Mummy, Suggesting Disease Was Present In Americas Long Before Europeans Arrived

The researchers stumbled upon the pathogen by accident, but decided to dig into its genome due to its recent resurgence.
Science Daily

Survival trick: Pathogen taps iron source in immune cells

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...

Food Pathogen Testing Market worth $23.90 billion by 2031- Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

According to MarketsandMarkets™, The food pathogen testing market is expected to grow from USD 16.49 billion in 2026 to ...