Environmental destruction is making the next coronavirus more likely

Sprawling cities, habitat loss, and climate change are a dangerous mix.

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Grist| The frightening origins of the coronavirus

WHO | Origins of the 2014 Ebola epidemic

Jones, et al. | Global trends in emerging infectious diseases

David Quammen | Spillover

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