The next pandemic is already coming unless humans change how we interact with wildlife, scientists say
have three things in common, Daszak said: lots of people, diverse plants and animals, and rapid environmental changes.
Although horseshoe bats are hunted and eaten in China, how the suspected bat virus first infected people will not be easily deduced. An early cluster of cases was traced to the sprawling animal market, but it was closed and sanitized before researchers could track down what animal might have been implicated. And it was probably not the location of the spillover itself, which could have happened weeks earlier, possibly in November. Some of the first cases had no connection to the animal market.
The international trade in exotic pets such as reptiles and fish is also a concern, because the animals are rarely tested for pathogens that could sicken humans, Daszak said. So are large farms packed with animals, Gillespie said.“When I think about what’s the primary risk factor, it’s influenza A that’s linked to pig and chicken production,” he said.
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