Robin15h ago
Ruth Mottram

I feel like this should be better known, especially by consumers of wildlife products.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01121-7

Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens

More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

Apr 11 at 6:25pmWeb
Show threadDan Sugalski18h ago
@Ruth_Mottram oh, yeah. I was always pretty suspicious of wild game, but after listening to a science podcast where one of the hosts is a parasitologist… absolutely no way. Nope, no thanks, eww.
Show threadKatrina Katrinka 18h ago
@Ruth_Mottram
Makes sense. We live in close proximity to them.
Show threadBashStKid18h ago

@Ruth_Mottram Makes sense, we farm their population, vectors through higher pop density and supplied food, ends up as endemic bugs in our system.

(Re other comment, only look at wild parasitology if you want to become vegan)