A relevant read in times of the pandemic
BY ALEXANDER CHIN Book Title: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human PandemicISBN: 978-0-393-23922-5 (e-book)Author: David QuammenPublisher: W.W. Norton & CompanyPublication Year: 2013Price: RM40.12 (Amazon, e-book) Covid-19 made me pick this book to read. Seriously. It seemed so relevant with the coronavirus pandemic now wreaking havoc around the world, despite the book being written in […]
UN warns of more animal-to-human viruses
WASHINGTON: Further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population, reported Anadolu Agency based on a UN report Monday. Covid-19, Ebola, MERS, West Nile and Rift Valley fever are caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts to the human population. Titled ‘Preventing […]
