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As the line dividing human and wild habitats becomes thinner, we might be brewing the world's next big pandemic. Zoonoses are diseases that are naturally transmitted between animals and


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AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Karl Gruber is a freelance science writer based in Perth, Australia., Karl Gruber Authors * Karl Gruber View author publications You can also


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