News Ecosystems A new road map shows how to prevent pandemics Keeping ecosystems healthy can minimize viral jumps between wildlife and humans Hendra virus can jump from spectacled flying foxes (one shown) to horses to humans when the fruit bats seek out food sources in agricultural or urban areas during winter. Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Brianna Randall April 19, 2024 at 11:00 am Want to limit the transfer of viruses between animals and humans? A new report gives examples of how to do that by keeping ecosystems intact.