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pathogen spillover
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Study Finds Traded Mammals 50 Percent More Likely to Share Pathogens with Humans
A study published in Science analyzed over 2,000 traded mammal species and found that 41 percent share at least one pathogen with humans, compared to 6.4 percent of non-traded species. Traded mammals are 1.5 times more likely to share pathogens. The research highlights risks from…