Africa - Voice of America: Searching for Animal Disease Transmission

Africa - Voice of America africa

Searching for Animal Disease Transmission Aug 29th 2012, 15:10 Researchers are not waiting for the next new disease to emerge. They're studying our near and distant primate relatives to try to prevent future epidemics. HIV/AIDS is a well-known zoonotic disease, an illness transmitted from animals to humans. The disease – linked to African primates - has killed tens of millions and more than 30 million people are now living with the disease. Dr. Natalie Cooper said there may be many more diseases ready to jump from animals to humans. The Trinity College ... Media files: 174F6C20-084C-4FE0-B2F3-4BBC77AF6FF3_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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