Lower species richness in deforested landscapes tied to high Kyasanur forest disease risk: study
2021-09-10 07:32
As outbreaks of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or ‘monkey fever’ rapidly expand across the Western Ghats, a study finds that in landscapes undergoing forest loss, a lower number of mammalian species is tied to high disease risk. High mammal species richness in the Western Ghats was associated with increased KFD virus risk but only in […]
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