Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their
distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which …

The human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) types 1 and 2 originated independently and are
related to distinct lineages of simian T-lymphotropic viruses (STLV-1 and STLV-2, …

The distributions of amphibians, birds and mammals have underpinned global and local
conservation priorities, and have been fundamental to our understanding of the determinants of …

The family Arteriviridae presently includes a single genus Arterivirus. This genus includes
four species as the taxonomic homes for equine arteritis virus (EAV), lactate dehydrogenase-…

Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malignant malaria, is among the most severe
human infectious diseases. The closest known relative of P. falciparum is a chimpanzee …

Plasmodium vivax is the leading cause of human malaria in Asia and Latin America but is
absent from most of central Africa due to the near fixation of a mutation that inhibits the …

In 2018, the family Arenaviridae was expanded by inclusion of 1 new genus and 5 novel
species. At the same time, the recently established order Bunyavirales was expanded by 3 …

Despite the fact that most emerging diseases stem from the transmission of pathogenic agents
from animals to humans, the factors that mediate this process are still ill defined. What is …

Zoonotic transmission of lethal henipaviruses (HNVs) from their natural fruit bat reservoirs to
humans has only been reported in Australia and South/Southeast Asia. However, a recent …

Aim Small geographic ranges make species especially prone to extinction from anthropogenic
disturbances or natural stochastic events. We assemble and analyse a comprehensive …