
Climate Change Will Boost Viral Outbreaks
A modeling study is the first to project how global warming will increase animal encounters and virus swapping between species
Natasha Gilbert is a freelance journalist reporting on global ecological changes and solutions to these challenges.
A modeling study is the first to project how global warming will increase animal encounters and virus swapping between species
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