Artificial Intelligence to Predict Emerging Viruses
Mar 31, 2025
Washington State University researchers have developed a new artifical intelligence tool that could help limit or prevent pandemics. The tool identifies animal species that may harbor and spread virus to humans. It analyzes host characteristics and virus genetics to identify potential animal reservoirs and geographic areas where new outbreaks are more likely to occur. The model focuses on orthopoxviruses -- which includes the viruses that cause smallpox and mpox. Researchers recently published a study on their work using the model in the journal Communications Biology
Washington State University researchers have developed a new artifical intelligence tool that could help limit or prevent pandemics. The tool identifies animal species that may harbor and spread virus to humans. It analyzes host characteristics and virus genetics to identify potential animal reservoirs and geographic areas where new outbreaks are more likely to occur. The model focuses on orthopoxviruses -- which includes the viruses that cause smallpox and mpox. Researchers recently published a study on their work using the model in the journal Communications Biology