S2. Ep. 5: The Wildlife Origins of SARS-COV2 and Employing a One Health Approach

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English - April 03, 2020 17:26 - 23 minutes - 38.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Are you interested in learning the wildlife origins of SARS-Cov2? Did you know that this new virus can potentially affect other animals such as gorillas? Do you want to know how we can prevent further emergences of viruses from wildlife while simultaneously protecting wildlife?

In this episode, Dr. Scarlett Lee interviews Dr. Steve Osofsky. Dr. Osofsky is a wildlife veterinarian and directs the Cornell Wildlife Health Center. Here, Drs. Lee and Osofsky discuss the importance of being culturally sensitive when considering changing market dynamics with the goal of protecting the world from future diseases.

Host: Dr. Scarlett Lee.

Guest of honor: Dr. Steve Osofsky

Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.