By now most people know that SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that emerged from an animal host. Zoonotic transmission is when pathogens spillover from animals into humans.

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the science, public health, and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she speaks to two experts who study how viruses like SARS-CoV-2 jump from animals to humans.

Listen to the full-length episode here:

https://www.justhumanproductions.org/podcasts/s1e60-on-the-hunt-for-the-next-pandemic-virus-tony-goldberg-adam-bailey-jennifer-gardy-and-sagan-friant

You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.