Dealing in deadly pathogens: Taking stock of the legal trade in live wildlife and potential risks to human health
Zoonotic diseases cause millions of deaths every year. Diseases such as Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and avian influenza cause economic losses at the global level and jeopardize diplomatic relations between countries. As wildlife are the source of at least 70% of all emerging dis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418302312 |