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Why deforestation and extinctions make pandemics more likely

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  • Jeff Tollefson

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Researchers are redoubling efforts to understand links between biodiversity and emerging diseases — and use that information to predict and stop future outbreaks.

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  • Jeff Tollefson, 2020. "Why deforestation and extinctions make pandemics more likely," Nature, Nature, vol. 584(7820), pages 175-176, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:584:y:2020:i:7820:d:10.1038_d41586-020-02341-1
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02341-1
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