Species that can make us ill thrive in human habitats

Richard S. Ostfeld () and Felicia Keesing ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 584, issue 7821, 346-347

Abstract: Does the conversion of natural habitats to human use favour animals that harbour agents causing human disease? A global analysis of vertebrates provides an answer to this pressing question.

Keywords: Ecology; Infection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02189-5

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