Lethal viruses tend to flare up and disappear. The fact that the outbreak is over does not mean we can pretend it's not a problem, or that it's not coming back. But by identifying the link between SARS and the human population, we can take steps to break that link.

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This is a huge question everyone wanted the answer to.

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This important research finding is a major breakthrough for the new field of Conservation Medicine, which is a new discipline that brings together health professionals and wildlife scientists to examine links between human, ecosystem, and animal health.

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Wildlife populations can act as buffers against the spread of disease as well as sources for its emergence. Through providing a better understanding of how pathogens move among species, the field of Conservation Medicine gives us the tools we need to maintain healthy ecosystems that protect people and wildlife.

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