As the pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, we’re all more aware of how dangerous infectious diseases can be. What few people may be aware of however, is how deforestation can lead to infectious disease transfer from wildlife to humans, also called zoonotic spillover. Join us this episode as Shirley Ma speaks with Dr. Alessandra Nava, a scientist at Fiocruz Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil, about the relationships between COVID-19, deforestation, and infectious diseases. To learn more about Dr. Nava’s work, head to https://amazonia.fiocruz.br.
