An expert in infectious animal diseases answers questions on this pandemic – and the next one

May 15, 2020

Suzan Murray, Director, Smithsonian Global Health Program, Smithsonian Institution, USA at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, People's Republic of China 2016. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek

Dr. Suzan Murray has spent her career studying the intersection of human, wildlife and environmental health. Image: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek

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An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC17B1A0A8F0

Deforestation drives disease emergence by forcing wild species into contact that would not otherwise take place with domesticated animals and humans. Image: REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

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