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Destruction Of Habitat And Loss Of Biodiversity Are Creating The Perfect Conditions For Diseases Like Covid-19 To Emerge

Source
Ensia

Publication Date
2020-03-17

Mayibout 2 is not a healthy place. The 150 or so people who live in the village, which sits on the south bank of the Ivindo River, deep in the great Minkebe forest in northern Gabon, are used to occasional bouts of diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever and sleeping sickness. Mostly they shrug them off.

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https://ensia.com/features/covid-19-coronavirus-biodiversity-planetary-health-zoonoses/