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July 2, 2004

As Humans Alter Land, Infectious Diseases Follow

Sick land = sick humans.

As humans alter land, infectious diseases follow

As people remake the world's landscapes, cutting forests, draining wetlands, building roads and dams, and pushing the margins of cities ever outward, infectious diseases are gaining new toeholds, cropping up in new places and new hosts, and posing an ever-increasing risk to human and animal health.


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Problem of emerging infectious diseases likely to worsen