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new map that highlights the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

Open quoteWe are crowding wildlife into ever smaller areas, and human population is increasing. Where those two things meet, that is the recipe for something crossing over.Close quote

  • Dr. MARC LEVY
  • a global change expert at Columbia University's Earth Institute, on a new map that highlights the world's hot spots for emerging infectious diseases
Photo: Scott Smith / Corbis | Source: BBC