Environment and pandemics: what is the relation?

Author: Julia Quental Caribé

Country: Brazil

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Summary: The rate of city expansion and population growth is impressive, large areas of forests have been destroyed to create cities and farms. This leads to wild species loss or leaving them without a home forcing them to move closer to people. This new proximity between species can accelerate the appearance of new pandemics.

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