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Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, May 30
Even as the world races to contain Covid-19, global efforts are on to sequence new viruses from animal species to understand pathogens better and avert possible future pandemics.
Leading virologist Shahid Jameel, who until recently headed the National Indian Sars-CoV2 Genomic Consortia to sequence the Covid causing virus, says it is possible to know what is out there in animal populations before it gets to human populations.
“Spillovers from wild animals to humans happen because humans come into close contact with animals. We need to pay attention to ecology. If people continue to destroy forests, wild animals will continue to come closer to human habitations. Can we know what is out there is in animal populations before it gets to human populations. Certainly we can, and there is something underway which is called the Global Virome Project which aims to sequence 5,00,000 new viruses, discover new viruses from animal species,” Jameel said
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