Researchers suggest fire-footed rope squirrels might be a "reservoir species" for mpox, capable of harboring and spreading the virus without becoming sick. Here, one is photographed in Kibale National ...

The findings suggest a rope squirrel was the source of the outbreak and for the first time show the monkeypox virus jumping from one species to another in the wild. Viral spillovers from animals to ...

Peaceful co-existence, rather than war: that's how sooty mangabeys, a monkey species found in West Africa, handle infection by SIV, a relative of HIV, and avoid developing AIDS-like disease. To learn ...

Learn more about an Mpox outbreak among a group of wild monkeys that consumed a fire-footed rope squirrel, and how the rodent is a natural reservoir for the virus. In early 2023, a troop of wild sooty ...

Cooperation - working together or exchanging services for the benefit of everyone involved - is a vital part of human life and contributes to our success as a species. Often, rather than helping ...