Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
March 09, 2026
March 09, 2026
LA JOLLA, California, March 9 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
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Across these diverse viruses, the investigators found a strikingly consistent pattern: selection pressures before zoonotic emergence were indistinguishable from those acting during routine circulation in animal reservoirs. In other words, the . . .
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Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
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Across these diverse viruses, the investigators found a strikingly consistent pattern: selection pressures before zoonotic emergence were indistinguishable from those acting during routine circulation in animal reservoirs. In other words, the . . .