This article from Daily Mail reports on the deplorable conditions in wet markets in Lagos, Nigeria where a wide variety of wild animals, both alive and dead, are being sold in unsanitary conditions. The market raises concerns that the next pandemic could come from Africa. The article is in English.
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Nigerian Wet Market – Published by DailyMail
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