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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Main Authors: Özgün Emre Can, Neil D'Cruze, David W. Macdonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418302312