• Seasonal host and ecological drivers may promote restricted water as a viral vector 

      Dayaram, Anisha; Seeber, Peter A; Courtiol, Alexandre; Soilemetzidou, Sanatana-Eirini; Tsangaras, Kyriakos; Franz, Mathias; McEwen, Gayle; Azab, Walid; Kaczensky, Petra; Melzheimer, Jörg; East, Marion; Ganbaatar, Oyunsaikhan; Walzer, Chris; Osterrieder, Nikolaus; Greenwood, Alex D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In climates with seasonally limited precipitation, terrestrial animals congregate at high densities at scarce water sources. We hypothesize that viruses can exploit the recurrence of these diverse animal congrega- tions ...