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Ob #Marburg oder #SARSCoV2 – immer wieder springen #Viren von Tieren auf Menschen über & Forscher:innen warnen, dass durch unseren Umgang mit der Natur künftige Pandemien wahrscheinlicher werden. Die Doku „Spillover – Planet der Viren“ des BR klärt darüber auf. #OneHealth ardmediathek.de/film/spillover

www.ardmediathek.deSpillover · Planet der Viren - hier anschauenOb Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, COVID-19 oder aktuell die Vogelgrippe - die Liste der tödlichen Viren, die bereits vom Tier auf den Menschen übergesprungen sind, ist lang. Dieser sogenannte Spillover, also der Prozess, bei dem ein Erreger von einer Tierart auf den Menschen übergeht und sich dort verbreitet, wird immer häufiger - und für uns zu einer immer akuteren Bedrohung. Doch warum kommt es trotz der langen Koexistenz von Erregern mit dem Menschen immer häufiger zu einem Übersprung? Welche Rolle spielt das menschliche Verhalten als Auslöser dieser Ausbrüche? Forscher schätzen, dass es mindestens 10.000 derzeit unbekannte Viren gibt, die das Potenzial haben, Menschen zu infizieren. Bis es dazu kommt, bemerken wir sie nicht. Denn Viren leben einvernehmlich in ihren tierischen Wirten, meist ohne diese krank zu machen. Deshalb tauchen neu auftretende Viren für uns scheinbar aus dem Nichts auf – in einem einzigen Augenblick. Wenn wir künftige Pandemien verhindern wollen, müssen wir diesen einen Moment verstehen. Der Dokumentarfilm SPILLOVER nimmt den Zuschauer mit auf eine globale Reise an die Ursprünge einiger der gefährlichsten Viren unserer Zeit, um diesen brisanten Fragen auf den Grund zu gehen.
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NSW.Biodiversity

Leafy seadragons, fish, and octopuses among creatures to have washed up dead on South Australian beaches

“The Epa have received multiple reports that dead fish and seahorses could be found on shore and that there was red staining on the sand and foam on the beaches."
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#FossilFuels #MarineEnvironment #MarineHeatwave #FishMortality #oneHealth

The Guardian · Mysterious sea foam on South Australian beaches reportedly leaves more than 100 surfers illBy Tory Shepherd
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A. Nicholas

Avian influenza in domestic flocks vs avian influenza in wild birds per 100k hunting licenses! Whew, that's a mouthful.

I wanted to see if the concentration of hunting licenses in a state correlated with how many birds with avian influenza were caught by hunters in that state, and if it might correlate with avian influenza in domestic flocks in that state. I don't know if I succeeded, but it's kind of cool to look at.

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#Dataviz#Datavis#H5N1
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Volkhard Wille

Invasive Insektenarten stellen uns vor neue Herausforderungen – für den #Artenschutz, die #Ökosysteme und die öffentliche #Gesundheit. Welche Arten bereits in #NRW heimisch sind, welche sich durch den #Klimawandel ausbreiten könnten und welche gesundheitlichen Risiken damit verbunden sind, dazu möchten wir uns gemeinsam in einer Expert:innen-Runde austauschen: volkhard-wille.de/2025/02/fach

volkhard-wille.deFachgespräch „Asiatische Tigermücke im Anflug? Biodiversität und invasive Arten“ am 13. März 2025Invasive Insektenarten stellen uns vor neue Herausforderungen – für den Artenschutz, die Ökosysteme und die öffentliche Gesundheit. Welche Arten bereits in NRW heimisch sind, welche sich durch den Klimawandel ausbreiten […]
#OneHealth#Biodiversität#Gesundheitspolitik
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Xavier Abad MdG

Ara mateix el consum de llet crua (potencialment) contaminada amb #H5N1 #HPAI seria una activitat amb risc elevat, més encara pels felins, els gats, que poden patir manifestacions neurològiques i morir. El virus #H5N1 circula molt més enllà i endins del que pensem en el compartiment animal però també en el compartiment humà. #OneHealth sciencealert.com/cdc-report-su

ScienceAlert · CDC Report Suggests Bird Flu Is Spreading Undetected to HumansAmidst surging respiratory illnesses and previously controlled diseases like tuberculosis making alarming comebacks, a new CDC report provides further evidence bird flu is spreading undetected to humans.
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manisha

Fascinating #OneHealth study on the effects of #urbanization on #bat reproduction: Urban fruit bats give birth earlier in the season compared to rural fruit bats

Pop-sci article: Due to 'the good life' in the city, urban bats give birth earlier than rural bats

Prof. Yovel explains, "Fruit bats living in cities benefit from favorable environmental conditions, including higher temperatures due to the 'urban heat island' effect and greater food availability, primarily from ornamental fruit trees irrigated year-round." ... However, the researchers emphasize that it remains unclear whether the bats are shortening their pregnancies (a capability known in some bat species) or becoming pregnant earlier. They add that the study opens the door to further research on how urbanization affects mammalian reproductive patterns in general and bats in particular, and how these findings can be used to protect other species in changing ecosystems.

The picture of the momma bat in flight carrying her pup beneath her is so cute! looks like tandem skydiving 😄 🦇

BioMed CentralUrban fruit bats give birth earlier in the season compared to rural fruit bats - BMC BiologyBackground Urbanization is rapidly altering our ecosystem. While most wild species refrain from entering urban habitats, some flourish in cities and adapt to the new opportunities these offer. Urban individuals of various species have been shown to differ in physiology, morphology, and behavior compared to their rural counterparts. While several studies have suggested that urban dwelling alters the reproductive cycle in birds, such evidence currently has not been shown for mammals. Egyptian fruit bats are highly flexible mammals that roost and forage in both urban and rural habitats. Urban-dwelling fruit bats encounter higher average temperatures and a richer supply of food (mainly fruit) during winter. Results Here, we set out to determine whether urban-dwelling fruit bats take advantage of urbanization and reproduce earlier in the annual cycle than rural fruit bats. We sampled ten fruit bat colonies located in different urbanization levels, over 3 years. We monitored the bats’ reproductive state and the size of the pups following parturition. Indeed, we found that urban fruit bats gave birth ~ 2.5 weeks earlier in spring than rural fruit bats. We also found that roosting in urban colonies did not decrease the bats’ reproductive success, in contrast to what has been suggested for some urban birds. Conclusions Our study provides new insights into the adaptation to urban living and its exploitation by one of the most common mammalian groups found in cities worldwide—bats.
#science#ecology#ecosystems
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