2023-11-11 13:54:00
In this documentary broadcast this evening on Arte, scientists warn regarding the preservation of ecosystems undermined by human activities…
A new infectious disease emerges on average every four months across the world. Ebola, dengue fever, avian or swine flu, Lyme disease: three quarters of these viral or bacterial infections originate from an animal reservoir. However, from intensive livestock farming to deforestation and urbanization, human activities have exploded our interactions with more and more wild and domestic species. From Thailand to Kenya, from the United States to Peru, this documentary follows researchers around the world who study and monitor the movement of pathogens likely to cause future pandemics…
“Wild animals are not the bad guys. It is we humans who are causing the changes that are causing infectious diseases to emerge today. », Explains Sharon Deem, epidemiologist and wildlife veterinarian, in Saint-Louis (United States). This documentary is a cry of alarm. It’s urgent. The destruction of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity leads to increased contact and spread of viruses to humans and livestock. We follow, across the planet, the work of epidemiologists, virologists and other researchers, who track viruses and their mutations. The health crisis we have experienced recently might only be a foretaste of more devastating epidemics. A new infectious disease emerges every four months around the world. Faced with this danger, man must change his way of consuming and his relationship with nature.
Epidemics, the imprint of man, Saturday November 11 at 11:15 p.m. on Arte
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