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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases. Photo by Spongetastic69 … are impossible to reckon. Lyme, like Covid-19, is a zoonotic disease, which means it spills from animals into … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… be the spread of infectious diseases The next zoonotic emergence event is more likely to come from a rat … than white-footed mice results in greater contact between tick and white-footed mouse. The West Nile Virus is a … or decreasing infectious-disease risk, measured as endemic prevalence,” Gillespie says. His group found that the …
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
… Tick-borne Diseases , … scale – not only for Lyme, but for other tick-borne and zoonotic diseases that involve multiple host species. These …
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Pandemics: Humans are the culprits
… Nipah is just one of many hundreds of animal-borne, or zoonotic diseases, which have jumped from animals to humans … intact ecosystems and biodiversity will help us reduce the prevalence of some of these diseases. So the way we farm, … and infect humans with malaria and dengue fever. Equally, ticks which infect people with Lyme disease and West Nile …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… virus). So, understanding what drives the spillover of bat-borne viruses is, therefore, an easily justifiable research … are therefore likely to have fewer viruses. The number of zoonotic viruses seems also to follow this same pattern,” … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… Threat Research suggests that outbreaks of animal-borne and other infectious diseases like Ebola, SARS, bird … from non-human animals. Increasingly, says Jones, these zoonotic diseases are linked to environmental change and … People living close by are more likely to get bitten by a tick carrying Lyme bacteria,” he says. Yet human health …
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BBC's The Documentary Podcast: Forest fear
… and with it the possibility for wildlife to spread deadly pathogens. Cary disease ecologist Barbara Han discusses zoonotic disease spillover (at 11:25, 38:20) and how to …
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Community Ecology of Lyme Disease (LTREB)
… larval, nymphal, and adult blacklegged ticks infection prevalence of ticks with Lyme disease bacteria and other tick-borne pathogens presence of rodent predators tick … and protect local populations. Publications …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… where, and why do diseases jump from animals to people? A new project will monitor how changing seasons, land use, and … here potentially have very wide applicability across many pathogens.” Viruses are most likely to jump from … focuses on rodents because they are responsible for more zoonotic diseases than any other mammalian order. Many …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to pests and pathogens. His research achievements were matched with a … was deep and will be missed by many.” Raised in New York’s Capital Region, Lovett was shaped by summers at … of academia to take on the threat of forest pests and pathogens. Tree-SMART Trade is an extraordinary legacy. …
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