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Self-Disseminating Vaccines Could Halt Animal Diseases in Humans

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The recent, devastating Ebola epidemic in western Africa is a reminder of how vulnerable we are to diseases carried by animals. A new report suggests that vaccinating wild animals could prevent lethal diseases from spreading to people. A number of deadly diseases begin as infections in animals that jump the species barrier. Michael Jarvis, a molecular virologist from Plymouth University in Britain, lists several infections that fit this category. “We’ve got MERS, SARS, HIV,...

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