US EditionWildlife Trade Increases Pathogen Transmission: What 40 Years of Data Say About Spillover
Researchers found traded mammals were 1.5 times more likely to carry zoonotic diseases, and each 10 years in trade added another shared pathogen.
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The wildlife trade increases the risk of pandemics in humans, according to an international study that warns of the key role of this activity in the transmission of viruses, bacteria and parasites between species. The research, published in Science and based on four decades of global data, concludes that marketed mammals are up to 1.5 times more likely to transmit pathogens to humans than those that do not participate in these markets. This phen…
Wildlife trade increases pathogen transmission: What 40 years of data say about spillover
Hedgehogs, elephants, pangolins, bears or fennec foxes: many wild species are sold as pets, hunting trophies, for traditional medicine, biomedical research, or for their meat or fur. These practices, whether legal or illegal, concern one-quarter of all mammal species. Now a study conducted at the Department of Ecology and Evolution of the University of Lausanne (Unil) quantifies the impact of wildlife trade on the exchange of germs and parasites…
How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers
People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters.
Wildlife trade ups the risk of diseases spilling over to … us : NPR
NPR reported People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters. Read on www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5776668/wildlife-trade-pathogens-spillover
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