Graphics: How are wild animals linked to an epidemic?

Graphics: How are wild animals linked to an epidemic?

The epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus in Wuhan is confirmed by the Chinese National Health Commission to be transmitted from wildlife, recalling memories of the 2003 SARS. Why do wild animal diseases frequently appear in humans?

Bats are widely believed to be carriers of the latest strain of the disease. A genetic analysis showed that the strain of the virus currently spreading among humans was 96 percent identical to that found in bats, Rhinolophus sinicus to be more specific.