A senior Chinese health official is calling for large-scale virus testing of wildlife to prevent potential outbreaks of such epidemics as COVID-19.
Gao Fu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, recently penned an article warning against the threat of COVID-19-prone animals spreading the coronavirus to humans.
The official, along with other authors of the article, argues that a broader screening for marine and terrestrial wildlife is needed to better identify coronavirus carriers. The effort would help disease control and paint a clearer picture of zoonotic transmission.
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