"Spillover Events" From 4 Killer Viruses Like Ebola Will Kill 12 Times More People Than 2050: Study
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The research is based on analysis of 60 years of historical epidemiological data.
Four zoonotic infections (those that travel from animals to humans) threaten to kill 12 times as many people in 2050 as they did in 2020, according to a new research published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health on Thursday. Citing the research, Financial Times (FT) said in its report that it calls for "urgent action" to tackle the growing health threat posed by zoonotic infections. The warning comes as concerns have increased since the coronavirus pandemic emerged in China in 2019 and spread across the globe.
The new study says that environmental and population changes over the past six decades were driving growing numbers of "spillover events" that caused the pandemic.
The research is based on an analysis of 60 years of historical epidemiological data and carried out by Amanda Jean Meadows, Ginkgo Bioworks, Emeryville, California.
