Green | February 21, 2008 | 1 comment

For the traveling hypochondriac, a map of new infectious disease 'hotspots'

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7252923.stm

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Planning a holiday? Want to avoid contracting some infectious disease that might kill you or at least make you wish you were dead? Well, a new map has been release that highlights the world's breeding grounds for emerging infectious diseases. It uses data collected over 65 years and shows that most of the new diseases come from wildlife. Do not feed the pigeons, bears, alligators, iguanas.
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