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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1mo ago
Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/exotic-pet-trade-poses-rising-zoonotic-disease-risks-in-india/ #India #environment #wildlife #zoonotic #disease
Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India
news.mongabay.com

Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India

In India, the exotic pet trade is increasing the risk of zoonotic disease spillovers, as close contact with imported wild animals creates repeated opportunities for dangerous pathogens to jump to humans and vice versa, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. Dr. Rina Dev, an avian and exotic animal veterinarian in Mumbai who treats imported and seized […]

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#Research finds outbreaks of #zoonotic #diseases are linked to changes in #forest cover and global #palmoil expansion Resist the ecocide when you shop! 🌴🔥🧐🙊⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Zoonotic diseases spread from lack of forest cover due to palm oil Palm Oil Detectives
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Zoonotic diseases spread from lack of forest cover due to palm oil Palm Oil Detectives

#Research finds that #deforestation is a major cause of #biodiversity loss with a negative impact on human health. Outbreaks of vector-borne #zoonotic #diseases are associated with increases in areas of #palmoil plantations.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
Experts warn that if #deforestation continues, #zoonotic #diseases jumping from wild #animals to humans will become a regular occurrence. 🦠🦟Yet another reason to #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 and be #vegan 🍉🥦#Boycott4Wildlife #ClimateActionNow @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/04/17/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-viruses-jump-from-animals-to-humans/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Deforestation Allows for Deadly Viruses to Jump Species Palm Oil Detectives
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Deforestation Allows for Deadly Viruses to Jump Species Palm Oil Detectives

Many pandemics originate from wildlife that jumps from animal to human. These leaps often happen at the edges of the world’s tropical forests, where #deforestation is increasingly bringing people into contact with animals’ natural habitats. Yellow fever, #malaria, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, #Ebola – all of these pathogens have spilled over from one species to another at the margins of forests. This has many scientists concerned. The next pandemic is likely to originate from either the rainf

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