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Lemur Parasites May Expand Across Madagascar Thanks To Climate Change
2013-01-25 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Researchers from Duke University say that changes in temperature and precipitation in Madagascar could cause disease-carrying lemur parasites to grow and reproduce more quickly, spreading to new areas and presenting a potential danger to the island nations human population. Graduate student and lead author Meredith Barrett and her colleagues analyzed several species of parasites that are commonly known to infect the primates, the university explained in a statement. They then combined that information...
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