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12 March 2021

Where will the next pandemic come from and how can we prevent it?

From factory farming to climate change, the connections between humanity and nature carry increasing risk.

By Saloni Dattani

Over a hundred thousand people have now died of Covid-19 in the UK alone; people around the world have been separated from their family and friends, and entire economies have come to a standstill. All of which raises an important question: how can the world prevent another pandemic?

The obvious place to start is at the beginning – before a pathogen has been seeded around the world and serious damage has been caused. If we can predict where the next pandemic will come from, perhaps we can stop it at its source.

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