How Do Land-Use Changes Affect the Spread of Diseases Between Animals and People?
(WorldNews Environment)

Most new viruses and other pathogens that arise in humans are transmitted from other animals, as in the case of the virus that causes COVID-19. A recent review published in Mammal Review examines how changes in land-use-such as deforestation, urbanization, and conversion to agriculture-have affected such transmission. The review found that land-use changes cause changes in the behavior of animals, which affect the emergence of diseases in...