African swine fever 'may have sparked Covid pandemic as pork shortage forced Chinese people to eat more exotic animals’


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DEADLY African swine fever could have been the catalyst for the global Covid pandemic as a shortage of pork forced Chinese people to eat more exotic animals, says a new study. An outbreak of the pig disease in China two years ago and the dramatic drop in the supply of pork accelerated demand for other meat sources – including wildlife – say researchers. 🦠 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates ... 2 An outbreak of swine flu in China could have been the catalyst for the Covid pandemic Credit: EPA 2 Professor David Robertson believes...