Sick animals limit disease transmission by isolating themselves from their peers

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 09:01 in Biology & Nature

Sick wild house mice spend time away from their social groups, leading to a decrease in their potential for disease transmission according to a new study by evolutionary biologists from the University of Zurich in collaboration with the ETH Zurich. The results can improve models focused on predicting the spread of infectious diseases like influenza or Ebola in humans.

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