Protective effect of predator species richness on human hantavirus infection incidence

Abstract Are predators of rodents beneficial for public health? This question focuses on whether predators regulate the spillover transmission of rodent-borne diseases. No clear answer has emerged because of the complex linkages across multiple trophic levels and the lack of accessible data. Althoug...

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Main Authors: Kyung-Duk Min, Ho Kim, Seung-sik Hwang, Seongbeom Cho, Maria Cristina Schneider, Jusun Hwang, Sung-il Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78765-6