Professor David TS Hayman

News & Research Blog

NZ Herald covers our work on forest fragmentation and Ebola virus emergence

New Zealand Herald article on our work.

Forest fragmentation and Ebola virus disease outbreaks

New analyses support there being a link between forest fragmentation in Africa and Ebola virus disease outbreaks. This work was led by Cristina Rulli and published in Scientific Reports.

As the bat flies: a Perspective in Science on bats as viral reservoirs.

A Perspective in Science highlighting the great work by Daniel Streicker at Glasgow as well as other recent advances in our knowledge regarding bats as viral reservoirs.

The Global Phylogeography of Lyssaviruses - Challenging the 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis

Our new research is the first to address the 'Out of Africa' hypothesis for the origin of lyssaviruses, the most famous of which is rabies virus. We found support for a Paleartic origin. See more in PLoS NTD.

Undiscovered bat hosts of filoviruses

New analyses led by Barbara Han to identify undiscovered filovirus hosts, including those of Ebola virus, published in PLoS NTD.

Seoul Defense Dialogue 2015, Korea

I spoke at the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2015, Korea, on Global Health Security. The meeting was opened by the President of Korea.