Wildlife import linked to higher risk of animal-human disease outbreaks

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In recent research published in the journal One Health, "Exploring the Impacts of Wildlife Trade on Zoonotic Spillover and Disease Outbreaks: A Multiple-perspective Study," researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) have discovered that wildlife imports strongly influence the likelihood of zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID) outbreaks. This marks the first global…

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