The Interplay of Human and Animal Health
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Human survival depends on an extraordinarily complex dance with animals. From the bees whose pollinating habits give us much of our food supply to the primates who testify to the power of evolution, from the animals that transmit diseases to humans to those that contribute to therapeutic research, our lives are completely intertwined with the millions of other species inhabiting Earth. These delicate relationships are being transformed in an era of mass extinction and biodiversity loss, upending agriculture, increasing transmission of infectious diseases, modifying the gut microbiome that preserves immune function, and diminishing the benefits of experiencing nature.
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Anne SchuchatPrincipal Deputy Director, US Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
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Lori Ann BurdEnvironmental Health Director, Center for Biological Diversity
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Kieran SucklingFounder and Executive Director, Center for Biological Diversity
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Maxwell GomeraDirector of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Branch, United Nation...
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