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Changing land use can increase threat of animal‑to‑human disease spread, Stirling study reveals
Deforestation, farming, fast‑growing cities and fragmented habitats heighten the risk of zoonotic diseases, especially those spread by mosquitoes, rodents and bats, spreading
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