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Guardian: Biodiversity Dwindling biodiversity raises disease risk in humans, study finds
First species to go extinct in an ecosystem tend to be those that reduce disease transmission, research suggests
Dwindling biodiversity could cause more humans to contract infectious diseases such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus, according to scientists who have reviewed the results of 24 separate studies.
Biodiversity hotspots must be protected to prevent the transmission of dangerous diseases from increasing,......
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Dwindling biodiversity raises disease risk in humans, study finds
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 1st, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation