Want to stop future pandemics? Then curb the wildlife trade, say experts

Globalisation means that viruses from wildlife that once affected only one village can now cross the globe within days

05 August 2021 - 19:55 By tanya farber

A group of researchers have found that a quarter of mammals in the wildlife trade host 75% of all the known zoonotic viruses...

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