Ranking virus spillover risk

(University of California - Davis) SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at the University of California, Davis, and contributed to by experts from all over the world, ranks the risk of wildlife-to-human spillover for newly-discovered viruses. SpillOver, linked to a new study in PNAS, is the first open-source risk assessment tool that evaluates wildlife viruses to estimate their zoonotic spillover and pandemic potential.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news