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. 2017 Mar 23;1(4):98.
doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0098.

Predicting zoonoses

Karl Gruber

Predicting zoonoses

Karl Gruber. Nat Ecol Evol. .

Abstract

As the line dividing human and wild habitats becomes thinner, we might be brewing the world's next big pandemic. Zoonoses are diseases that are naturally transmitted between animals and humans, and a new project aims to predict their occurrence.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no competing financial interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A gachi, or palm sap collector, hanging a collection pot in Faridpur District, Bangladesh.
Fruit bats often help themselves to the sap collected in these pots and, in the process, end up contaminating the sap with their urine, faeces, or saliva. MICAH HAHN
Figure 2
Figure 2
Adult male mandrill hunted in Gabon to be sold for food. AVALON / PHOTOSHOT LICENSE / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
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Figure 3
Hotspot map showing predicted relative risk of zoonotic events after correcting for reporting biases. Data from ref. , EcoHealth Alliance/PREDICT Consortium.
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