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>> january 2008. rising food prices touch off riots around the world. in haiti, ten people died. in cameroon, 20 are killed. unable to afford basic supplies, people increasingly turn to the forests for food. june 2008, deep in a remote region of cameroon, two hunters stalk their prey. their names are patrice and patty. they're searching for bush meat. forest animals they can kill to feed their families. they set out most days to go out hunting in the forests around their homes. they have a series of traps, of snares that they've set up. they'll catch wild pigs, snakes, monkeys, rodents. anythi...

Deeper into forests that is where hidden danger lurks. forest animals are a reservoir of viruses, microscopic patho n pathogens living in animals' blood. >> individuals have been infected with these viruses forever. what has changed is in the past you had smaller human populations. viruses would infect them and go ekts tingts. viruses need population density. >> dr. nathan wolf is a virus hunter, he works tracking zooanatic viruses. it is these viruses that scientists think could trigger the next pandemic. >> when i look around in this forest part of what i'm thinking is what is the diversity ...

They've set up, and they'll catch wild pigs, monkeys, rodents, anything they can, really. patrice and patee have been out for hours, but found nothing. the animals are simply gone. not too far away, dr. sanjay gupta is with another hunter. but he, too, is finding his traps empty. >> really gives you an idea of just how hard it is to get even a little bit of food. diddy, who is trying to provide enough food for nine people tonight, doesn't really care what he gets at this point, as long as he gets something, and we've still got a long ways to go. it is hot, it is humid, it is a lot of work. >> ...