Interconnectedness of illegal wildlife trade and COVID-19
Economic and Political Weekly
; 55:49, 2020.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1326627
ABSTRACT
Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic's interlinkages with illegal wildlife trade have caught a lot of attention and been touted as a primary cause. Dwelling on the carrier species of coronavirus that have been implicated and the channels of zoonotic spillover, the policies implemented to curb bushmeat consumption with incomplete ramifications to curb illegal wildlife markets are critiqued. The urgent need to address the problem is highlighted, requiring significant enforcement efforts at the local and national level along with transnational cooperation to make them successful. There is a need for alternative coordinated solutions for the COVID-19 vaccine which ironically finds its origin in a wildlife product.
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English
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Economic and Political Weekly
Year:
2020
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Article
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