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Zoonosis
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‘Just let them be, stay away’
The travel restrictions forced by the Covid-19 pandemic are serving as a blessing in disguise for efforts to protect the local population from diseases caused by smuggled wildlife or brought by travelers unknowingly infected with them.
Where do infectious diseases emerge?
Zoonosis is the transmission of disease from animals to humans. It follows a simple equation: wildlife interaction plus increasing demand plus habitat conversion is equal to zoonotic diseases.