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Comment
. 2015 Nov 17;112(46):E6261.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1517640112. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

Public health perspective on patterns of biodiversity and zoonotic disease

Daniel J Salkeld  1 , Kerry A Padgett  2 , James Holland Jones  3 , Michael F Antolin  4
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Public health perspective on patterns of biodiversity and zoonotic disease

Daniel J Salkeld et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Biodiversity inhibits parasites: Broad evidence for the dilution effect.
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