Climate change will drive novel cross-species viral transmission
C. J. Carlson, G. F. Albery, C. Merow, C. H. Trisos, C. M. Zipfel, E. A. Eskew, K. Olival, N. Ross, S. Bansal
The paper predicts climate change will drive 4,000 times more novel cross-species viral transmission by 2070, mainly through range-shifting mammals like bats and rodents.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2020Ecology