Episode 1

Does our destruction of the natural world increase the spread of disease?

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The recent COVID-19 crisis has brought to attention the links between human destruction of the natural world and the occurrence of infectious disease.  A panel of three world-renowned scientific experts and a science writer give us the opportunity to learn about the origin, causes and impact of the transmission of disease from wildlife to humans.

Panelists:

  • Dr Beth Purse, MonkeyFeverRisk project lead and group leader, UK CEH Wallingford

  • Prof Eric Fèvre, Chair of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool and ILRI Nairobi 

  • Prof Kate Jones, Chair of ecology and biodiversity, University College London 

  • David Quammen Science journalist and author of 16 books, including “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic.”, USA

  • Chair: Matthew Shribman, science communicator and environmentalist, UK

Watch the 3 minute highlights video here

Watch the full event here

Read an article about the event written by Dr Tom Woodroof and published in The Ecologist.