How climate change is creating a new era of pandemics
Forced to share shrinking habitats, wild animals are increasingly meeting and exchanging viruses that could easily jump to humans.
By Christian Elliott
How climate change is creating a new era of pandemics
Forced to share shrinking habitats, wild animals are increasingly meeting and exchanging viruses that could easily jump to humans.
By Christian Elliott
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A new study out of Georgetown University shows there could be 300,000 first encounters between species that haven’t interacted historically over the next few decades, leading to 15,000 viral spillovers. That means more chances for viruses to jump between animal hosts and humans.
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