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He also explains how machine learning algorithms can be used to assess the risk to humans of newly detected viruses, potentially warning us of the spillover events that are the prerequisite to pandemics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to take preventative measures to stop animal-borne disease. Could it be time to use the powerful tools at our disposal?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-html\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Copyright Royal Society<br>Stock footage provided by stockfootage and Videvo, downloaded from www.videvo.net<br>Bat field footage shot by Carlos Tello<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":545,"template":"","section_category":[41],"events_category":[59],"acf":{"age_restriction":["13 and over"],"start_date":"2021-05-11 00:00:00","header_before":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Bats, rabies and COVID-19: can we stop animal-borne diseases? | The Royal Society\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJQtQ-DXLfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"header_after":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Bats, rabies and COVID-19: can we stop animal-borne diseases? | The Royal Society\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJQtQ-DXLfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"short_description":"COVID-19 is one of many diseases thought to have spread from bats to humans. 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