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March 2025

Two bobcats sitting in the wild

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New Paper: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Exposure and Infection in Free-Ranging Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in New York, USA

March 26, 2025
A recent study by Cornell researchers assessed the presence of antibodies for highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A in live-captured bobcats in New York. 
Avian Influenza
Bobcat
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Wild Carnivores
Emerging Infectious Disease
Emerging Diseases
Emerging Viruses
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Poultry
Black-Footed Ferret
Zoonotic Pathogen
Zoonotic Disease
Wild Mammals
Elephant Seals
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Disease
Prairie Dog
New York State
Wildlife Pathology
Pathology
Histopathology
Antibody Response
Immunology
Wildlife Immunology
Comparative Immunology
Disease spillover
Marine Mammals
Wildlife Health
Snow leopard in the wild

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New Paper: An Outbreak of Canine Coronavirus Type 2 in Captive Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) Demonstrates a Possible Role for Felids as Mixing Vessels for Alphacoronaviruses

March 25, 2025
Cornell researchers recently published a study providing the first genetic evidence of canine coronavirus infection in a felid. These findings suggest that felids may play a central role in the emergence of recombinant alphacoronavirus.
Feline Coronavirus
Wild Felids
Snow Leopard
Wildlife Conservation
Ecosystem Health
FCoV
Pathogen
Domestic Cats
Genetics
Conservation Genetics
OneHealth
Public and Ecosystem Health
alphacoronaviruses
Host Ecology
Wildlife
Wildlife Disease Outbreak
Genetic Diversity
Asia
Recombinant
Central Asia
Wildlife and Domestic Animal Health
Infectious Disease
Wildlife Conservation Medicine
Genetic Samples
Genome
Canine Coronavirus
Drs. Craig Stephen and Marcy Uhart headshot
Distinguished Speakers
One Health
Global Health
H5N1 Virus
H5N1
polycrisis
Epidemiology
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health
Marine Mammals
Seabirds
Avian Influenza
Ecosystem Health
Ecosystem
Public and Ecosystem Health
Public Policy
animal influenza
Public Health
Conservation

Wildlife Health Center to Host Inaugural Distinguished Speakers

March 24, 2025
Drs. Craig Stephen and Marcela Uhart will headline the inaugural Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Distinguished Speaker event on March 28 at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine. They will discuss critical One Health and conservation challenges, highlighting the connections between human, animal, and ecosystem health.
Ana Bento portrait

Blog

A ‘Model’ Professor

March 19, 2025
The work of Cornell Public Health’s Dr. Ana Bento bridges ecology, climate, and public health, using mathematical models to understand the complex factors driving the spread of infectious diseases.
Public Health
Infectious Disease
Population Dynamics
Wild Sheep
Scotland
Bovine Tuberculosis
Wildlife and Domestic Animal Health
Modeling
Population Modeling
Mathematical Modelling
Infectious Disease Modeling
Environmental Modeling
Pathogen Surveillance
Disease Transmission
Cornell Public Health
Assistant Professor
Genomic Pathogen Surveillance
Bat handing upside down from tree branch
Bats
Virus
One Health
Jamaican Fruit Bats
Native Wildlife
Hendra Virus
Wildlife Immunology
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Climate Change
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-1
Nipah Virus
Ebola
Ecosystem Health
Pathogens
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Behavioral Research
Wildlife Virology
Wildlife Diet
Wildlife Behavior
Plowright Lab
Public Health
Pathogen Spillover
horses
Preventing Pandemic
Viral Shedding

Changes in Bats’ Diets Increase Spread of Viruses, Spillover Risk

March 17, 2025
Cornell researcher Raina Plowright and her team found that when bats shift to low-protein diets due to habitat loss, they shed more viruses, increasing the risk of spillover to humans and animals.