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Old 03-14-2020, 01:27 PM   #3670
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Sure it is. But, bushmeat provides increased opportunity for transmission of several zoonotic viruses from animal hosts to humans. That is the "cuisine" that caused the SARs outbreak in 2002-2003, and is very likely to be the "cuisine" that caused this. It isn't even influenza, like swine flu.



So, again, I can't agree with you that there's nothing inherently dangerous with eating bushmeat. I mean, we are living it right now.
Perhaps my wording was too strong. Is it a good idea? Probably not. But would eliminating bush meat from the world prevent all possible pandemics? No.
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