Global Calls for Live Animal Sales in Food Markets to be Banned

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 Emerging zoonotic diseases (diseases caused by pathogens transmitted from animals to humans) like COVID-19 can have disastrous consequences on global human health. Many important health crises have been caused by zoonotic pathogens: think avian flu, SARS, Ebola, etc. Moreover, a large quantitative review has found that 75% of emerging pathogens are now zoonotic.https://www.tru.org.uk/post/world-organisations-call-for-live-animal-sales-in-food-markets-to-be-banned