Biodiversity loss and the rise of zoonotic pathogens

The unprecedented loss of biological diversity from anthropogenic causes has profound impacts on human health. One way that biodiversity loss threatens human health is by exacerbating risk and incidence of infectious diseases. This paper briefly reviews two zoonotic diseases – West Nile virus (WNV)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2009-01, Vol.15, p.40-43
1. Verfasser:	Ostfeld, R.S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Arthropoda Biodiversity Borrelia Dilution effect Disease Vectors Ecosystem ecosystem services emerging infectious diseases Humans Ixodidae Lyme disease Lyme Disease - microbiology West Nile Fever - virology West Nile virus Zoonoses
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