James Wood
@jw132.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist
Working at Cambridge University
Working at Cambridge University
I think we need action and regulation, not research on this. It is clear what is needed re live mixed animal trade.
August 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I think we need action and regulation, not research on this. It is clear what is needed re live mixed animal trade.
Reposted by James Wood
Traded wild animals are often sick & teeming with potential pathogens
Several Chinese teams found coronaviruses in confiscated pangolins, including those that share 92% of their genome with SARS-CoV-2
The viruses caused covid-like symptoms in pangolins, and have the potential to infect humans
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Several Chinese teams found coronaviruses in confiscated pangolins, including those that share 92% of their genome with SARS-CoV-2
The viruses caused covid-like symptoms in pangolins, and have the potential to infect humans
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June 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Traded wild animals are often sick & teeming with potential pathogens
Several Chinese teams found coronaviruses in confiscated pangolins, including those that share 92% of their genome with SARS-CoV-2
The viruses caused covid-like symptoms in pangolins, and have the potential to infect humans
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Several Chinese teams found coronaviruses in confiscated pangolins, including those that share 92% of their genome with SARS-CoV-2
The viruses caused covid-like symptoms in pangolins, and have the potential to infect humans
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Reposted by James Wood
Like it or not,such human-wildlife interfaces are here to stay
Without understanding how viruses jump species & why some jumps cause outbreaks & others don’t,you’re really flying blind,says @mvankerkhove.bsky.social @who.int
“You’re making recommendations that may not be the most appropriate”
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Without understanding how viruses jump species & why some jumps cause outbreaks & others don’t,you’re really flying blind,says @mvankerkhove.bsky.social @who.int
“You’re making recommendations that may not be the most appropriate”
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June 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Like it or not,such human-wildlife interfaces are here to stay
Without understanding how viruses jump species & why some jumps cause outbreaks & others don’t,you’re really flying blind,says @mvankerkhove.bsky.social @who.int
“You’re making recommendations that may not be the most appropriate”
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Without understanding how viruses jump species & why some jumps cause outbreaks & others don’t,you’re really flying blind,says @mvankerkhove.bsky.social @who.int
“You’re making recommendations that may not be the most appropriate”
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Reposted by James Wood
Some scientists like @jw132.bsky.social recognise the “small possibility” that research-associated activities could have triggered the pandemic.
But that “should not prevent us for focusing on the bigger picture”: the wildlife trade poses a much greater zoonotic risk than do lab accidents.
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But that “should not prevent us for focusing on the bigger picture”: the wildlife trade poses a much greater zoonotic risk than do lab accidents.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Some scientists like @jw132.bsky.social recognise the “small possibility” that research-associated activities could have triggered the pandemic.
But that “should not prevent us for focusing on the bigger picture”: the wildlife trade poses a much greater zoonotic risk than do lab accidents.
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But that “should not prevent us for focusing on the bigger picture”: the wildlife trade poses a much greater zoonotic risk than do lab accidents.
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