April 10, 2024
Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen.
60% of human disease originated in animals: bats, rodents birds etc. The next pandemic is only a matter of time and a new strain of Avian flu has already infected cows and cats in Texas.
Spillover, or zoonosis, is the infection of humans with animal viruses. In his book Spillover, David Quammen recounts the frightening phenomenon whereby EBOLA, HIV, SARS among other diseases have moved into human populations. About 60% of human diseases originated in animals. And what is the probable origin of the next pandemic ?
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