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By catching bats, these ‘virus hunters’ hope to stop the next pandemic

The researchers call themselves the “virus hunters”, tasked with catching thousands of bats to develop a simulation model they hope will help the world avoid a pandemic similar to Covid-19, which has killed nearly 2.8 million people. By catching bats, these ‘virus hunters’ hope to stop the next pandemic
Phillip Alviola, a bat ecologist, attempts to catch a bat that was caught on a mist net that was set up in front of a building with a bat roost at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), in Los Banos, Laguna province, Philippines, February 19, 2021. Reuters
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Published at : March 23, 2021
Updated at : March 23, 2021 16:13
Los Banos, Philippines

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