On the menu at Wuhan virus market: Rats and live wolf pups

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 24 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 66%

México Noticias Noticias

México Últimas Noticias,México Titulares

The food market where China's deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous ...

Gao Fu, director of the Chinese centre for disease control and prevention, said in Beijing on Wednesday that authorities believe the virus likely came from"wild animals at the seafood market" though the exact source remains undetermined.

The Beijing News published a photo on Tuesday showing the same vendor's now-shuttered store front, as authorities in white hazmat suits milled about.The paper also quoted other merchants as saying trade in wildlife took place up until the market was shuttered for disinfection shortly after the outbreak.

Walzer said 70 per cent of all new infectious diseases come from wildlife, with habitat encroachment increasing the chances of pathogens spreading.

 

Gracias por tu comentario. Tu comentario será publicado después de ser revisado.
Hemos resumido esta noticia para que puedas leerla rápidamente. Si estás interesado en la noticia, puedes leer el texto completo aquí. Leer más:

 /  🏆 6. in MX

México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares

Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.

Asia stocks arrest slide but investors on edge over Wuhan virusSINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Asian share markets steadied on Wednesday (Jan 22) as investors took stock of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus from China and weighed the possible consequences of a global pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Fuente: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Leer más »