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Wildlife trade exposes humans to pathogens, new study finds

WBUR
Published April 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT

A new study quantifies the risk of spillovers from wild animals that are traded versus those that are not.

NPR’s Jonathan Lambert reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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