This article is part of the following series: Histórias of Zika
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A nova epidemia de coronavírus está em todas as manchetes; o número de pessoas infectadas e de fatalidades aumentando em todo o mundo. Quando os primeiros casos apareceram nos Estados Unidos, notícias da mídia e até algumas …
Your television displays lurid clips of caged animals in markets, and your Twitter feeds lambast the dangers of so-called “wet markets” and of consuming wild animals. The message is clear: the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic that has exploded in China and swiftly expanding to the rest of the world is a result of such practices. It should be stopped.
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With the world on the verge of a global pandemic, the city of Wuhan, China has become known as the “epicenter” of the coronavirus outbreak. Although often used by journalists for its dramatic effect, the concept of a pandemic epicenter has an important scientific history.
Hong Kong-based virologists Kennedy Shortridge and C.H. Stuart-Harris first adapted the concept of …