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Sharing habitats means sharing diseases

November 28, 2012 | Author:AAAS member -- Freelance Writer Mary Bates, Ph.D.
Sharing habitats means sharing diseases for bobcats, housecats, and humans

As human populations expand, interactions with wildlife increase - sometimes in unexpected and indirect ways. In many communities, humans and their domestic pets share space with wild cats such as pumas and bobcats. New research is showing that we share more than just space - we also share diseases.