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New Study Coauthored by Bard Professor Felicia Keesing on Rodent-Borne Diseases Shows Connection to Loss of Biodiversity
Felicia Keesing, David and Rosalie Rose Distinguished Professor of Science, Mathematics, and Computing at Bard, has published a study in Science with coauthor Richard S. Ostfeld examining diseases that are spread to people by rodents, and how our destruction of the environment makes those diseases more likely. “Rodents as a group are infamous as disease-transmitters,” says Keesing. “But not all rodents are created equal. We were able to discern clear patterns in which ones are dangerous, which ones are not, and why.” More >
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