The risk of disease from wildlife trade

Today, the first workshop on the content of veterinary management with wild animal origin takes place in Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province.

The workshop aims to strengthen the management of wild-origin animals, thereby mitigating potential threats to the health of humans, animals and wildlife, while maximizing conservation benefits. with wild populations in nature.

Many wild animals are at risk of extinction due to status quo
human hunting and trading. (Photo: crunchyroll.com).

Animal experts say that raising wild animals, including legal and illegal, especially international trade, is one of the agents that spread the disease from the wild to animals and humans due to the rapid and diverse changes of hosts.

Veterinarian Leanne Clark, of WCS warns: ' Wild animals during transport are often very weak and sensitive to the new environment, this is the potential of diseases that threaten human health as well. like pets ".

" About 70% of infectious diseases affect humans originating from wild species , including many dangerous diseases such as HIV / AIDS, SARS, bird flu, H5N1, lung fluke ," said Leanne Clark. emphasize.

According to Dr. Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Director General of the Forestry Department, people must be responsible for protecting wildlife, preventing illegal trade in wild species and controlling infectious diseases. from wild species.

Workshop on Animal Health Management for Wild Animals by the General Department of Forestry, with the Department of Animal Health and WCS, with the participation of more than 50 managers, nature conservation, quarantine and other key provinces and cities in trade in wild species.