New quantitative real-time PCR for detecting #Avipoxvirus DNA in various sample types of hummingbirds dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… @PLOSONE @ucdavisvetmed @SFSU @EpiCenterUCD The ability to detect Avipoxvirus DNA using the new quantitative PCR was compared with the conventional PCR. Photo: @WildliferRuta

Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. Out in Proc Royal Society B @RSocPublishing @CKreuderJohnson @EpiCenterUCD @PREDICTproject @OneHealthUCD @ucdavisvetmed @LairmoreDVMDean @NIH doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… Co-authors include @petaleeh @PanditPranav, @SmileyTierra, Julie Rushmore, Cristin Young, and Megan Doyle. The study was supported by @PREDICTproject and @NIH