{
  "id": 7970395,
  "title": "Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/exotic-pet-trade-poses-rising-zoonotic-disease-risks-in-india",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:15:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/exotic-pet-trade-poses-rising-zoonotic-disease-risks-in-india/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In India, the exotic pet trade is increasing the risk of zoonotic disease spillovers, as close contact with imported wild animals creates repeated opportunities for dangerous pathogens to jump to humans and vice versa, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. Dr. Rina Dev, an avian and exotic animal veterinarian in Mumbai who treats imported and seized […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}