An analysis of publicly available viral genomes explores the evolutionary dynamics of host jumps and shows that humans are as much a source of viral spillover events to other animals as they are recipients.
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Moi, D., Dessimoz, C. Frequent jumps from human hosts. Nat Ecol Evol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02377-w
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