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by jpeloquin
1758 days ago
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"anthropized environments can provide an acceptable habitat for a large range of bat species, generating thus a higher diversity of bats and in turn of bat-borne viruses next to human dwellings … This increases the risk of transmission of viruses through direct contact, domestic animal infection, or contamination by urine or feces." [0] "Deforestation has also been associated with the increased emergence of viral pathogens, such as SARS, Ebola and other viruses of bats." [1] The conclusions of the first paper (from April 2018) seem prophetic in hindsight: "The risk of emergence of a novel bat-CoV disease can therefore be envisioned." [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5904276/ [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829318/ |
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