Reposted by Nicole NovaDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I am very excited about a new paper from our lab by @nicole-nova.bsky.social and @kasolari.bsky.social on the persistence of CDV in wild populations. Our first foray into evolution and ecology of infectious disease. 1/n 153
Nicole Nova @nicole-nova.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A fundamental question in disease ecology remains unresolved: How can an acute, immunizing virus persist in nature? Theory says viruses like measles need huge pools of susceptible hosts. Our new preprint offers an answer. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgPersistent, Multi-Species Outbreaks and Long-Range Transmissions of a Measles-Like VirusCanine distemper\---|a measles-like disease with high mortality and presently without a cure\---|poses a major threat to wild and domestic carnivores globally. Domestic dogs are generally considered t... 12114
