Deforestation in French Guiana linked to increase in infectious tropical disease
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 08:41
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests human deforestation efforts in French Guiana has led to an increase in the number of animals and insects infected with the tropical disease Buruli ulcer. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes their study of the bacteria that causes the disease and what their findings imply for the study of the spread of diseases in such areas.