Pangolin health sampling (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Pangolin health sampling

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An oral swab is collected from a pangolin by WCS wildlife health professionals at a wildlife rescue center in Viet Nam. Samples collected from pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade were screened for coronaviruses and other pathogens at Vietnamese research and diagnostic laboratories.

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WCS Viet Nam

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