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WHO Seeks Ban On Sale Of Live Wild Mammals In Food Markets to Prevent Spread of Infectious Disease in Humans

World Health Organization calls for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the spread of disease. "Animals, particularly wild animals, are the source of more than 70% of all emerging infectious diseases in humans" WHO statement says.

WHO Seeks Ban On Sale Of Live Wild Mammals In Food Markets to Prevent Spread of Infectious Disease in Humans

World Health Organization calls for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the spread of disease. "Animals, particularly wild animals, are the source of more than 70% of all emerging infectious diseases in humans" WHO statement says.

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