A new study in the science journal Nature found that species that carry infectious pathogens benefit when humans convert primary vegetation to farms and cities.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, much of the blame for the human and economic devastation caused by the virus has been directed toward China. In particular, the country’s “wet markets” have come under fire for endangering public health, despite the fact that few offer the species of wildlife hypothesized to have passed the virus on to a human host.
As wild areas become farmland, species that carry diseases flourish
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, much of the blame for the human and economic devastation caused by the virus has been directed toward China. In particular, the country’s “wet markets” have come under fire for endangering public health, despite the fact that few offer the species of wildlife hypothesized to have passed the virus on to a human host.
As wild areas become farmland, species that carry diseases flourish
