The Story behind COVID-19: Animal Diseases at the Crossroads of Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health


Article on the impacts of viruses on wildlife, livestock and human health

 

Prof J Godfroid and Prof N de Sadeleer published an article (special issue on Covid in the European Journal of Risk Regulation) on the zoonotic origin of COVID-19 and, generally speaking, the impacts of viruses on wildlife, livestock and human health. This Open Access article aims at raising the awareness of the conservation of wild fauna and their habitats in order to reduce the transmission of pathogens (mainly viruses) to humans.

View the article here:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-risk-regulation/article/story-behind-covid19-animal-diseases-at-the-crossroads-of-wildlife-livestock-and-human-health/04211FA5F6A2DAA66FF6C599B2FC4D37