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WHO warns that the gradual destruction of the natural environment would lead to an increase in communicable diseases

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The World Health Organization warns that the gradual destruction of the natural environment would lead to an increase in communicable diseases in the global population.

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus says early surveillance of these diseases would ensure a proper and collective response during future pandemic outbreaks.

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He says an estimated 75% of emerging diseases enter the human population from animal populations.

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Watch Ghebreyesus’full lecture here.

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