JRC identifies 9.3% of global land as high-risk for zoonotic disease outbreaks
A new global risk assessment, combining machine learning with satellite data, identifies 9.3% of the world’s land area as highly vulnerable to dangerous disease outbreaks. The analysis highlights Latin America and Oceania as regions where environmental changes are altering the dynamics of pathogen transmission from animals to humans. Researchers emphasize that these shifts demand closer … Read more