Sacred cows and sympathetic squirrels: the importance of biological diversity to human health.

Dobson, Andy; Cattadori, Isabella; Holt, Robert D; Ostfeld, Richard S; Keesing, Felicia; Krichbaum, Kristle; Rohr, Jason R; Perkins, Sarah E et al. · PLoS Med · 2006

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Abstract

Dobson and colleagues describe how some host species act to reduce the risk of transmission of virulent zoonotic pathogens to humans.

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