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Jon Epstein / Bat Enthusiast

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Jon Epstein / Bat Enthusiast

Bats are well-known reservoirs for viruses, including the 2003 SARS outbreak. Work that Jon and his colleagues did on SARS gave them our biggest clue on where the novel coronavirus came from.

Click above to listen to part 1 of To the Bat Cave, featuring Jon Epstein, Veterinary epidemiologist with the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance.

To the Bat Cave:
Part 1: Jon Epstein / Bat Enthusiast
Part 2: Jon Epstein / EcoHealth Alliance
Part 3: Seth Shostak / Extraordinary Claims
Part 4: Meredith Wadman / NIH Cuts
Part 5: Jon Epstein / Pandemic Prevention

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