{"id":26811,"date":"2023-11-03T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26811"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:59:23","slug":"four-ebola-like-viruses-will-kill-12-times-more-people-by-2050-scientists-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/four-ebola-like-viruses-will-kill-12-times-more-people-by-2050-scientists-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ebola-like viruses will kill 12 times more people by 2050, scientists warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists have issued a stark warning that deadly viruses, transmitted from animals to humans, are on the rise. <\/p>\n

US researchers predict diseases like Ebola and Marburg virus could claim 12 times more lives in 2050 than they did in 2020. The study found that "spillover events" of four viruses, including Nipah virus and SARS, have surged at an alarming rate over the past six decades. <\/p>\n

Dr Amanda Meadows, of Ginkgo Bioworks, warned: "If these rates of increase continue, we would expect the analysed pathogens to cause four times the number of spillover events."<\/p>\n

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She added: "The ultimate package of measures to support global prevention, preparedness, and resilience is not yet clear. What is clear, however, from the historical trends, is that urgent action is needed to address a large and growing risk to global health."<\/p>\n

Ebola and Marburg virus are lethal diseases caused by filoviruses, often carried by fruit bats and monkeys. While these outbreaks are typically found in African countries, cases have been reported in Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n

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