Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

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Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

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Animals@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

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Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance to evolve and spread even further.

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