nutrients Review COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Call to Search for Alternative Protein Sources as Food and Feed: A Review of Possibilities Piotr Rzymski 1,2,* , Magdalena Kulus 3 , Maurycy Jankowski 4 , Claudia Dompe 5, Rut Bryl 4 , James N. Petitte 6 , Bartosz Kempisty 3,4,7,* and Paul Mozdziak 6,* 1 Department of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Pozna´n,Poland 2 Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), 60-806 Pozna´n,Poland 3 Department of Veterinary Surgery, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 7 Gagarina St., 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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[email protected] (P.M.) Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health challenge with substantial adverse effects on the world economy. It is beyond any doubt that it is, again, a call-to- action to minimize the risk of future zoonoses caused by emerging human pathogens. The primary response to contain zoonotic diseases is to call for more strict regulations on wildlife trade and hunting.