From sea to sight: Chinese study finds aquatic virus can infect human eyes

A virus found in shrimp and fish may cause an eye disease in humans, according to a recent study that marks the first known case of a pathogen from aquatic animals infecting people. Those “who handle dissected aquatic animals daily without adequate protection or eat raw aquatic animals daily are at high risk” of being exposed to the virus, the researchers cautioned in their recently published paper. They advised taking protective measures, such as wearing gloves, when handling such animals at...

By Holly Chik