A new study has warned that the diseases which get transmitted from animals to humans can increase the count of people who lost their lives in 2020 by 12 times if there is a breakout in the year 2050.

Human deaths from animal-to-human diseases to multiply 12 times by 2050: Study

A team of American researchers has identified a new variant of coronavirus in Russian bats that is capable of infecting people. They have voiced concern that the virus called "Khosta-2" may be "completely resistant" to all coronavirus vaccinations now on the market and is just waiting to jump from bats to humans.

What is Khosta-2, the 'vaccine-resistant' severe Covid-like virus scientific community is panicking about?

On August 8, China confirmed 35 human infections with the zoonotic Langya virus (LayV). The cases were discovered in the provinces of Shandong and Henan on the Chinese mainland, according to information from the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC).

What is Langya, the fresh zoonotic virus outbreak that infected 35 people in China?

Why scientists are concerned about virus leaks at biolabs

A group of scientists in The Philippines are catching bats, collecting samples of saliva and faecal matter for analysis of viruses, before they are returned to the wild. Their aim? To prevent future pandemics. Watch video to know more.

Meet the virus hunters chasing bats to prevent future pandemics