of the diseases we catch, about six in ten came from animals. of the new ones, three in four. measles from cattle. flu from birds and pigs. hiv from chimpanzees, by bushmeat. plague from rodents. covid, most likely, from a wildlife market. bird flu, now, from the sheds.
method Taylor et al. 2001 (61% zoonotic); Jones et al. 2008 (75% of emerging).
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