Your book's ISBN (978-620-7-80997-4) [Contagion Engineered Wildlife, and Emerging Zoonotic Viruses: The Next Generation of Biological Control]

Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 1, 2025

addresses the global threat posed by infectious and emerging diseases to human and animal health and biodiversity. It focuses on a study in Egypt on avian influenza viruses, paramyxoviruses, and coronaviruses circulating among wild birds and bats. It demonstrates that these organisms are natural reservoirs of highly pathogenic viruses that can be transmitted to humans. It highlights the significant role of wild birds in the spread and evolution of avian influenza viruses due to their seasonal migration. Genetic analyses have also shown that influenza viruses in poultry are closely related to those in wild birds, proving their transmission between them. H5N8 strains have also been isolated in Egypt and their association with local birds has been determined. An evolutionary relationship has also been established between paramyxovirus strains in poultry and wild birds. The book concludes that wildlife represents an important link in virus transmission, calling for further monitoring and research.