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COVID-19 telah ditemukan pada hewan peliharaan, di kebun binatang dan cerpelai liar di Utah. Mengawasi COVID-19 pada binatang liar penting bagi hewan dan manusia, keduanya berisiko tertular virus.
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La covid-19 se ha encontrado en animales de compañía, animales de zoológico y en visones. La vigilancia de la fauna silvestre para detectar la covid-19 es importante para los animales y los seres humanos, que se enfrentan a los riesgos de un virus muy “viajero”.
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COVID-19 has been found in pets, zoo animals and in a wild mink in Utah. Monitoring wildlife for COVID-19 is important for animals and humans, both of whom face risks from a jumping virus.
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Professor of Management, Tufts University
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Assistant Research Professor of Nutrition, Tufts University
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University
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Research Professor of Global Affairs, Tufts University
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Associate Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
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Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Visiting Scholar at the Fletcher School's Russia and Eurasia Program, Tufts University
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Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University
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Senior Scientist Team Lead Nutrition Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Team Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
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Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
