Diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe could become more common as human activity destroys habitats and forces disease-carrying ...
PARIS: Diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe could become more common as human activity destroys habitats and forces disease-carrying wild animals into ever-closer proximity with us, a major study showed on Wednesday .
They found that domesticated animals, primates, bats and rats carried the most zoonotic viruses - around 75 per cent. The landmark assessment showed that 75 per cent of land and 40 per cent of oceans on Earth have already been severely degraded by mankind And as we encroach further on their territory, wild animals are being forced into increasing contact with humans, heightening the risk of another COVID-19.
Conservationists have called for a global ban on wildlife trading in the wake of the pandemic and China has prohibited the consumption of wild animals.
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