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Median-joining network of rhinacoviruses for the data set with known hosts only. Colored circles correspond to distinct rhinacovirus sequences, and circle size is proportional to the number of identical sequences in the data set. Small black circles represent median vectors (ancestral or unsampled intermediate sequences).

New paper identifies widespread risk of coronavirus spillover in pigs and people across Southeast Asia and China

A new scientific paper from Nature Health Global scientists identifies widespread spillover risk of a group of coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia. SADS-related alpha-coronaviruses were first identified in 2018 in our breakthrough paper in Nature, as the cause of largescale outbreaks in pig farms

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UPDATE! Documentary movie Blame has now won FOUR major awards!

“BLAME” – An award-winning documentary movie about science upended in a planet out of balance “Blame” is a documentary movie by the Oscar-nominated, Sundance Festival award winning Swiss Director Christian Frei. The film focuses on three scientists, Dr. Zhengli Shi formerly of the Wuhan Institute

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Diversity & Spillover Risk of SADSr-CoVs: Latinne et al. 2025 Supplemental

Below is a link to download a pdf of the supplemental figures and table for Latinne et al. 2025 “Diversity and spillover risk of Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome and related coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia”, published in mBio Supplemental_figures_and_table_for_Latinne_et_al_2025   The full paper can

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Nature Health Global’s new project to tackle tick-borne diseases

Nature Health Global announces a new collaborative project “Red Flags in Green Spaces: Understanding the risk of tick bite exposure together” to tackle the urgent and growing threat of tick-borne diseases in the Northeastern US. This work combines scientific research, community action, and land stewardship,

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Nature Health Global signs 5-year contract with Springer-Nature

NHG-Springer’s EcoHealth journal now in its 22nd year of publication.   Nature Health Global is delighted to announce the signing of a 5-year contract with Springer-Nature to manage and publish the peer-reviewed scientific journal EcoHealth. Now the official journal of Nature Health Global, EcoHealth is

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Sand dune in the Simpson Desert, Australia

Nature Health Global’s 1:1 Challenge Fund gift – DONATE NOW and double your impact!

The Nature Health Global Board is delighted to announce an unexpected $25,000 gift from an anonymous donor. The unrestricted gift is a 1:1 match Challenge Fund. This means that for every donation of $100 and above, our donor will match your donation, doubling its impact,

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Blame official press photograph. Credit Adam Dean for Christian Frei Filmproductions

UPDATE! New Screening Dates for the Documentary Movie Blame

“Blame” is a documentary movie by the Oscar-nominated, Sundance Festival award winning Swiss Director Christian Frei. The film focuses on three scientists, Dr. Zhengli Shi formerly of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Dr. Linfa Wang of Duke-NUS Singapore, and myself. It tells the story of

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Lizard on jackfruit in Malaysia

“The Observer” and “Going Viral” highlights NHG’s Dr. Peter Daszak’s research into pandemic origins

Two pieces this week by historian and journalist Mark Honigsbaum delve into vital  research on pandemic origins, emphasizing the valuable work of NHG’s Dr. Peter Daszak. They underscore the impact of misinformation on COVID-19 origins, shedding light on the critical role of factual information in

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Official press photo for Blame, a movie documentary by Christian Frei

“Blame” a documentary movie about how COVID-19 politics upended science

Exclusive photos, reviews & schedule for the documentary movie “Blame” “Blame” is a documentary movie about the effects of COVID-19 politics by the Oscar-nominated, Sundance Festival award winning Swiss Director Christian Frei. The film focuses on three scientists, Dr. Zhengli Shi formerly of the Wuhan

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A flying fox, also known as a Pteropus ssp. fruit bat from Malaysia. These bats are a critical part of the ecosystem, feeding on forest tree flowers and fruit, and pollinating important crops like durian, rambutan and others.

Announcing the launch of Nature.Health.Global.

April 16 saw the launch of Nature.Health.Global, to continue the work of Ecohealth Alliance, which is closing down. Continue Reading Announcing the launch of Nature.Health.Global.

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