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Ohio State veterinary researchers hope to prevent the next pandemic
The world is still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but local researchers are working to stop the next outbreak right at the source.
COVID-19 is widely thought to have started in bats before jumping to another animal and then transmitting to humans in Wuhan, China, the original epicenter of the virus. That s why doctors at Ohio State University s College of Veterinary Medicine are keeping a close eye on animals right now.
Their goal, is to make sure COVID-19 doesn t infect an animal, mutate, and then jump back into the human population. They ve also got their eyes on a number of other emerging infectious diseases to try to prevent them from jumpstarting the next pandemic.