Animal-to-human diseases could kill 12 times as many people by 2050, study warns

The corona pandemic was possibly the result of that.

Four Ebola-like viruses 'will kill 12 times more people by 2050' as docs issue warning

Health experts have issued a chilling warning surrounding four viruses which could spark mass deaths in 2050 - it come after scientists noticed a spike in figures

„E nevoie de măsuri urgente”. Epidemiile ar putea ucide de 12 ori mai mulți oameni în 2050 decât în 2020

Potrivit unui nou studiu, bolile transmise de la animale la oameni ar putea ucide de cel puțin 12 ori mai multe persoane în 2050 decât au făcut-o în 2020. Cercetătorii avertizează că este nevoie de măsuri urgente, pentru a evita apariția unor noi epidemii, potrivit Sky News.

Animal-to-human diseases could kill 12 times as many people by 2050, study warns

Researchers said "urgent action" was needed to tackle the threat and warned their figures were likely to be an underestimate because the study did not include COVID.

Animal diseases could kill '12 times as many people' by 2050

Bats are a common source of animal-to-human diseases (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Diseases transmitted from animals to humans could kill 12 times as many people in 2050 than they did in 2020, researchers have claimed. Epidemics caused by zoonotic diseases – also known as spillovers – could be more frequent in the future due to climate change and deforestation, they warned. Experts from US biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks called for ‘urgent action…

Animal-to-human diseases ‘could kill 12 times as many people by 2050’

Researchers called for ‘urgent action’ to address increased risk of spread of disease due to climate change and deforestation