Russia makes claims about biological weapons in Ukraine. What is wrong with this statement and what does bats have to do with it?

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Russia has accused Ukraine and the US at the UN security council of a plot to use migratory birds and bats to spread pathogens. We asked Canberra veterinarian Dr Nonna Green to explain what pathogens are and why the claim of using bats is absurd.



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