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Bats are trapped in nets to be examined for possible viral load at the Franceville International Centre of Medical Research in Gabon. Photograph: Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty Images
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As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics. Research suggests that outbreaks of animal-borne and other infectious diseases such as Ebola, Sars, bird flu and now Covid-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, are on the rise. Pathogens are crossing from animals to humans, and many are able to spread quickly to new places. 

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