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How Forest Loss Is Leading To a Rise in Human Disease

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Yale Environment 360

Publication Date
2016-02-25

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that the felling of tropical forests creates optimal conditions for the spread of mosquito-borne scourges, including malaria and dengue. Primates and other animals are also spreading disease from cleared forests to people.

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http://e360.yale.edu/feature/how_forest_loss_is_leading_to_a_rise_in_human_disease_malaria_zika_climate_change/2965/