AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Marburg virus is carried by the Egyptian rousette bat, a common cave-dwelling fruit bat endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, where populations can exceed 50 000.

Dr Erica Kaufman West joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses?”

Bats are diverse mammals, globally distributed and ecologically critical, yet some carry disease agents that have severe consequences for human health.

John Timothy Kayiwa joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Benard Matovu, Michael Mutebi, Charity Angella Nassuna, Leonara Nabatanzi, and Drs Kevin T. Castle, Robert M. Kityo, and Rebekah C. Kading: “How Should a One Health Perspective Promote Cross-Disciplinary Research About Bat-Associated Viruses in Uganda?”

Consumption and trade of wild animals present major zoonotic disease transmission risks.

Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "How Should Wet Market Practices Be Regulated to Curb Zoonotic Disease Transmission?”

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human and now constitute the majority of new and emerging infections.

Innovations that curbed malaria and yellow fever were deeply rooted in racist foundations of capital and empire.

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Racism and ‘Tropical Medicine’ Built the Panama Canal.”

Since the 1990s, multiple infectious diseases have “spilled over” from nonhuman animals to infect humans and cause significant global morbidity and mortality.