How Ugandan Tobacco Farmers Inadvertently Spread Bat-Borne Viruses
By cutting trees in response to international demand for tobacco, farmers induced wildlife to start eating virus-laden bat guano
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By cutting trees in response to international demand for tobacco, farmers induced wildlife to start eating virus-laden bat guano
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