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Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen.
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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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Manage episode 411664333 series 2831591
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 ?
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message518 episodes
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