Want to Prevent Pandemics? Stop Spillovers

Overview

Journal Nature

Specialty Science

Date 2022 May 13

PMID 35551284

Authors

Neil M Vora

Lee Hannah

Susan Lieberman

Mariana M Vale

Raina K Plowright

Aaron S Bernstein

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