In a press briefing, WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek said live animal markets are critical to providing food and livelihoods for millions of people globally and that authorities should focus on improving them rather than outlawing them -- even though they can sometimes spark epidemics in humans.
"Food safety in these environments is rather difficult and therefore it's not surprising that sometimes we also have these events happening within markets," Ben Embarek said.He said reducing the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans in these often overcrowded markets could be addressed in many cases by improving hygiene and food safety standards, including separating live animals from humans.
Ben Embarek said investigations are continuing in China to pinpoint the animal source from which COVID-19 jumped into humans but that studies have since found other species are susceptible to the disease, including cats, tigers, ferrets and dogs. Identifying other vulnerable species will allow certain interventions to be put in place to prevent future outbreaks. "We don't want to create a new reservoir in animals that could continue to create infections in humans," he said.
Ben Embarek said it might take considerable time to identify the original animal source for the new coronavirus, explaining that extensive studies need to occur first, involving health officials carefully interviewing many of those infected in the early stages of the outbreak, to narrow down what their interactions with animals were before they fell sick. Scientists would then need to take samples from animals to find a close match to the coronavirus circulating in humans.
To date, China has not invited WHO or other external experts to be part of that investigation. Ben Embarek said China likely has the necessary expertise to conduct such studies and WHO has not noted any problems in China's willingness to collaborate with others.
WHO say what? A possible site for animal to human transmission of viruses should not be closed or its format not changed? Many of these animals should be banned and live and dead product should be kept separate.
It was started in a science lab
We can't judge bat until we've tasted its flavour
Wuhan: The Whipping Boy
This virus did not come from a market you lying bleeping so and so’s. 👎👎👎
The world cannot handle any more pandemics like this one...
It didnt start there naturally it was released in proximity would be more accurate. FakeNewsAlert
Title correction: the lab where the virus started should be closed and the CCP to face criminal charges. The UN is impotent.
Stop eating bat meat and close the lab that released the virus. Problem solved
Canadians need to know that Trudeau’s DEFICIT SPENDING was over HALF the Pandemic response to date..2015-16 2.9, 16-17 17.8, 17-18 19, 18-19 14, 19-20 25 billion Trudeau DEFICITS=78.7 BILLION...Pandemic response 146 BILLION..Trudeau caused more than HALF the damage of a PANDEMIC!
We might as well have another out break. Don't want to offend the Chinese regime do we.
What about the lab just down the street?
Live markets. Clean them up or shut them down
Of course not and instead of 1,100 new coal mines they should build1,500 whole Canada increases the carbon tax. Canada
What the fuck are they taking about? This is man made
Wet markets are great place to buy fresh food. But, gov should regulate these places so that they are clean. I bought frogs and pigeon, they slaughter them in front of you so you know the meat is fresh.
Drop a nuke on it. Done and gone lol
No, it should be burned to the f*cking ground.
According to US intelligence part of the five eyes it escaped from a virology lab in Wuhan then China stopped all domestic travel then being a good neighbour let international flights continue out of Wuhan to share the wealth
UN said Julian Assange should not be in jail
How about they shut down the virology lab in Wuhan where the Coronavirus actually DID come from!
How about they shut down the virology lab in Wuhan where the Coronavirus actually DID come from!
Did not start there they made it in a lab
WHO and CCP are in bed together.
I think that these types of markets should be closed down. How many more scares do we need.. SARS, COVID19.... Just my opinion..
You guys should watch the news. You might learn something.
Shut it down! How many pandemics does the world need to suffer because of unsanitary conditions at this disgusting market?
And Canada just increased support for these idiots!
Sure, let's keep cramming live dogs into cages to watch other dogs being boiled alive to 'tenderize' the meat ( and entertain the locals). That's what these barbaric, dirty markets are. The UN and the WHO are totally owned by China and have lost all credibility. coronavirus
rexglacer The wuhanvirus didn't start in the market. It was started in the lab -that's been proven.
Fuck the U.N, and the WHO they have been covering for China since day 1
Of course they don't think it should be closed. Who runs the WHO? The UN.
Wrong it should be closed
Well that makes sense doesn’t it 🧐
Just shut down the rest of the world instead. Let's not pick on China.
rexglacer Market wtf it is lab related lab was not in the market
You've gotta be kidding me. Do we wait until we have 10 new viruses courtesy of these wet markets before we take action? Lol
UN: Chinese wet markets good. Criticism of Chinese government bad. Uhh yea okay 🤡
This title is misleading readers. If you read the article and will find WHO official’s meaning is we need to strengthen management and improve such markets rather than closing all. WHO ‘s attitude is consistent as before.
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Only fools think the UN has any credibility left.
Started in a Lab more than enough proof
the dirty b*stards at the UN can FRO
The WHO is not doing themselves any favours by making these statements. No one is saying people should go hungry people are saying is the selling of animals in these conditions is unacceptable and unsanitary and will eventually lead to more and more pandemics.
Market 🤣
rexglacer Well, since the virus didn't start there yeah, but since it's disgusting and likely to produce the next virus no.
Leave the market open, but close the nearby virology lab.
Didn't even start there. How does 1 bat take down the world
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