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Over the last century, at least ten infectious diseases have passed from animals to humans, concealing an unpalatable truth: this can happen because we let it. Both SARS and COVID-19 are in the coronavirus family, and both appear to have emerged from animals in China's wet markets. Scientists predicted that these markets, known to be potential sources of disease, would be the source of a virus outbreak.

It’s thought that Covid-19 may have passed from bats to humans through pangolins, the most trafficked mammal in the world. Our new video explores how the illegal wildlife trade and captive breeding of wild animals can lead to the transmission of new, potentially deadly diseases.
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📑(16.03.2020) NEWS UPDATE to 03:56 min -04:04min:
Researchers from the South China Agricultural University tested genome sequences of viruses found in pangolins with a 99% identical result to those tested on humans infected with the virus, but it was now revealed that the results of that test were from a portion of the genome sequence, not the full sequence, rendering it inconclusive. The research is ongoing: Many experts and professors have requested that the data from the trial be made public so more scientists can properly compare the genome sequences.


Story by Eva Schmidt

Voice-Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Motion Graphics: Joerg Eisenprobst
Sound Design: Stefan Fiedler
Music: RedBull Audio Library
Producer & Editor: Philip-Jaime Alcazar
Ass. Producer: Katrin Blaß
Exec. Producer: Eva Schmidt


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Quoted Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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(2) South China Agricultural University
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(3) Wildlife Conservation Society
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(4) TRAFFIC Briefing Sept. 2016 - An Overview of Pangolin Trade
in China
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(5) WildAid - Pangolins on the brink
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(6) Chinese Academy of Engineering
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