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The main drivers of viral emergence in the human population are humans and their actions.

Comment: The viral age

From COVID to bird flu and mpox, there are reasons we’re seeing so many viruses emerge

From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses. Is the incidence of virus