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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 24;18(11):e3001013.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001013. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Epidemics on the move: Climate change and infectious disease

Matthew B Thomas  1
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Editorial

Epidemics on the move: Climate change and infectious disease

Matthew B Thomas. PLoS Biol. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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