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不保护生物多样性，就会迎来物种灭绝

多伦多—相互指责的把戏开始了。新冠病毒的真正感染人数仍不得而知，但在疫情发展的过程中充斥着仇恨和错误信息。造谣和病毒本身对家庭和社区造成的损害，等同于我们未能确保政策由科学决定的，而非言论。

研究表明，病毒从动物传染给人类更为常见。有人错误地认为疫病是由于人为失误造成的。但有证据表明，生物群落或栖息地的保存与其多样性减少了人类与动物的接触，也减少了人类群体中出现新病原体的可能性。我们对科学的研究不足是导致目前冠状病毒危机的一个主要因素。

由动物传播的疾病比以往任何时候都更为普遍。一项2017年同行评审研究发现，那些感染人类的新发传染病，如西尼罗河病毒、埃博拉病毒、非典和莱姆病，75%是人畜共患疾病，或由动物身上传播的病原体所引起的疾病。

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