Health
KI sea lion with tuberculosis triggers public health concerns – The Islander
Scientists have pointed to the case as an example of the dangers of animal diseases being transferred to humans.
University of Sydney researchers have reported the first case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Australian sea lion that died on a beach at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island in 2017.
Scientists have pointed to the case as an example of the dangers of animal diseases being transferred to humans who handle wild animals.
The COVID-19 coronavirus could have been one of these animal diseases that transferred to humans, while zoonotic diseases have been responsible for other pandemics.
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