It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...

While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that ...

it should help scientists to improve predictive models for respiratory disease transmission in indoor environments, and could even inform the design of masks and ventilation systems that mitigate the ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

Aerosols play a critical role in the transmission of airborne pathogens by acting as carriers that transport pathogens between the environment and humans. Timely and accurate detection of these ...

The team hoped to include more samples to obtain a clearer picture of the pathogen’s entry and eventual transmission. Since most of their plant samples are from California, the researchers aim to ...

This strategy is particularly vital for places like live-bird markets, where the risk of pathogen transmission from animals to animals and from animals to humans (zoonotic spillover) is very high.

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...

Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida are now ...

I was particularly interested in whether colder temperatures might be influencing its survival and facilitating its transmission from surfaces." The pathogen that causes pink eye in songbirds ...