The loss of biodiversity is threatening human health. That's the conclusion of a study published this week in the journal Nature by scientists who study biodiversity and infectious diseases. Species losses in ecosystems can result in increases in disease-causing organisms the researchers found. Those species that remain tend to be species that magnify the transmission of infectious diseases like West Nile virus, Lyme disease, and Hantavirus.
Rodents can increase the transmission of infectious diseases.
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