Global atlas uncovers 55,000 RNA viruses across nearly 100 cities

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Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa JABSOM have contributed to creating the largest atlas of RNA viruses found in urban areas across almost 100 cities worldwide. This work aims to enhance preparedness for future viral threats by understanding the current environmental viral landscape.

Scientists can't prepare for future viral threats if they don't know what's already in the environment. That's the idea behind an international research project involving the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), where researchers created the largest known atlas of RNA viruses found in urban and peri-urban environments worldwide.