Countries around the world are spending trillions of dollars to combat the destruction caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But what if the cost of preventing a similar future pandemic, specifically one transmitted from animals to humans near the edges of tropical forests, were significantly less than the cost of fighting a pandemic once it spreads? Say, 500 times less?
That’s what Boston University Professor of Biology Les Kaufman and a team of experts from various institutions found to be the case in a study published in late July in Science. You can read more about their research in The Brink.
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