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#PODCAST Greenscene: New study finds that animals in Uganda have been consuming bat droppings laden with viruses #sabcnews

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A new study has found that animals in a Ugandan forest have been eating bat droppings laden with viruses, after tobacco farming wiped out their usual food source. A virus linked to Covid-19 was among the 27 identified in the droppings eaten by chimpanzees, antelopes and monkeys. Researchers say the findings shed light on how new viruses might spread from wildlife to humans. In this week's Greenscene we find out more about this interesting study, conducted by the University of Stirling and the University of Wisconsin-Madison... 

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