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Predicting how future climate change will influence the spread of viral infections is fraught with difficulty. This is due to…
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A preliminary study suggests that cats can contract the new coronavirus, yet this happened in an artificial context where scientists…
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As we move from a colder winter to a warmer spring, the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic may significantly depend…
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