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The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is currently paralysing the world, has passed from animals to humans and is now spreading across the globe through human-to-human transmission. Such zoonotic events are not uncommon. About two thirds of all new infectious diseases originate from animals. This fact makes it obvious that the prevention and control of these infectious diseases can only be achieved through the cooperation of various disciplines. For only with a "One Health" approach can the complex interrelationships of animal, human and environmental health be taken into account and thus

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic– Only a „One Health“-strategy can lead to success A statement of the head offices of the German Research Platform for Zoonoses on the current COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is currently keping the whole world in suspense. The novel coronavirus, which was presumably first transmitted from aninmals to humans in China, is spreading globally at high speed by human-to-human transmission. Such zoonotic events are not rare. About two thirds of all new emerging diseases originate from animals. Coronaviruses demonstrated their zoonotic potential already in the

Scientists answer questions about their study results in different animal species More than 60% of all emerging infectious diseases in humans are caused by pathogens of zoonotic origin, i.e. pathogens that originate from animals [1]. A zoonotic origin is also probable for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. However, the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the world is characterised by human-to-human transmission. However, two questions remain unclear: 1. From which animal was the pathogen originally transmitted to humans? 2. Can other animals in the vicinity of humans, such as farm animals, be

In the current coronavirus pandemic, human-to-human transmission is the primary focus and is responsible for the rapid global spread, which is why countries around the world have turned to social contact restrictions for containment. However, in addition to the dominant transmission between humans, there are also some animal species that can become infected with the virus. This has already been demonstrated for dogs, cats [1], tigers [2], hamsters [3], fruit bats, ferrets [4], and macaques [5]. SARS-CoV-2 infections in mink In late April 2020, as the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections swept

Updated statement of the German Society of Virology The second wave of rising COVID-19 disease in Europe is overshadowed by the discovery of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. Initial sensitization to this issue was caused by a mutant that arose in Danish mink farms. Now, a variant first discovered in South Africa (B.1.351 or 501.V2 variant) and one discovered in England (B1.1.7 or variant of concern (VOC) 202012/01) are primarily attracting the attention of virologists and epidemiologists. The rapid discovery of the virus variants can be attributed to intensive molecular surveillance in the countries

At the beginning of 2021, a commission of international experts appointed by the WHO was in Wuhan to investigate the origin of SARS-CoV-2 in more detail. The WHO published its initial findings in a report on March 30, 2021. A lot has happened since lung diseases of unknown cause began to accumulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. We now know the cause, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and its potentially lethal effect on the human organism. Less than a year later, the first vaccines against the new pathogen were already available. Meanwhile, the origin of the pathogen remains unknown