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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Australia has taken a leadership role in global reforms aimed at reducing the pandemic risks associated with wildlife wet markets and supply chains. Australian Chief Veterinary Officer and President of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Dr Mark Schipp, said a coordinated global effort to reduce the risks of pathogen transmission between wildlife and humans was essential. “Wildlife wet markets have long presented a serious threat to hu...

Three days after a team of scientists said it wasn’t worth investigating whether the novel coronavirus accidentally escaped from a Wuhan laboratory, the World Health Organization’s director-general said that hypothesis will be studied further. The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) (CN) — In a reversal, the head of the World Health Organization on Friday said a team of international scientists in...