Decreasing our interactions with bats might help to lower the risk of viruses hopping from animals to humans, and triggering the next pandemic. — AFP
Can bats save the world?
That might be a bit of an oversimplification, but these small mammals could still help reduce the risk of global pandemics, such as the Covid-19 pandemic that started in 2020 and caused nearly seven million deaths worldwide, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data.
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