Industrial pig farming was identified as a risk factor. Photo: EPA-EFE
Industrial pig farming was identified as a risk factor. Photo: EPA-EFE

Human activity raises risk of more pandemics like Covid-19, warns UN report

  • Trade in wild animals, current farming practices and environmental degradation all raise the risk of diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to study
  • Experts warn that more diseases could make the leap unless more effort is taken to protect the environment

Industrial pig farming was identified as a risk factor. Photo: EPA-EFE
Industrial pig farming was identified as a risk factor. Photo: EPA-EFE
READ FULL ARTICLE