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Could Africa s taste for bushmeat trigger the next pandemic? Bushmeat is considered a virus vector and a cause of countless diseases. But the problem goes far beyond the consumption of bat stew. And the next pandemic is already lurking. There is a huge selection of bushmeat at the Mbandaka market in the DRC Smoked monkeys, turtle heads, whole bats   at the bushmeat market in Mbandaka in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, you can find quite a few exotic types of meat. Bushmeat is one of the most important sources of protein for many Congolese. But it has a dangerous aftertaste.

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