Where in the world will the next epidemic start?
Human movement is constant and wide-ranging, which means that the first case of a disease can be far away from where transmission to people started
28 September 2020 - 06:00
Viruses jumping from animals to humans have been the starting point of numerous outbreaks, from Ebola to Zika. Given the similarity of SARS-CoV-2 to coronaviruses found in bats, this probably marked the beginning of Covid-19 too.
We know that viruses have passed from animals to humans throughout history and will continue to do so. But the factors that influence the geographical origin of these events is less clear, despite being highly important...
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