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This bat species may be the source of the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa | Science | AAAS
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Ecology of Infectious Diseases Grants Awarded by National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health | NSF - National Science Foundation
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To Uncover the Origins of Diseases, Smithsonian Researchers Dust Bat Specimens for Viral Fingerprints | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Magazine
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Climate change could increase risk of infectious disease transmission across species, scientists say - ABC News
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Multimedia Gallery - NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases scientists will talk about bats, frogs and birds. | NSF - National Science Foundation
Smithsonian - The majority of new infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, meaning they originate in other animals. Some species—especially bats, rodents and non-human primates—carry pathogens that can also infect humans. Why
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