Fighting Infections (series) | The Next Pandemic by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham. “Deadly new viruses can spread from animals to humans, and areas of rich biodiversity, such as the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been implicated in the emergence of viruses such as HIV and Ebola.Muzuka is a six-year-old mountain gorilla. She was rescued from a poacher’s snare, losing her foot in the process. Virunga National Park operates a shelter for gorillas that have been orphaned or rescued, giving them a safe place to live, free of intrusive human contact”. (Photo by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Wellcome Photography Prize 2021)
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