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#zoonotic — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. #Animal #diseases leapt to #humans when we started keeping #livestock
    When #huntergatherers began living close to animals, the #pathogens that cause the #plague and #leprosy got closer too.
    The #genomic study identified 5,486 #DNA sequences from #bacteria, #viruses and #parasites in blood remnants from bones and teeth spanning 37,000 years. #Zoonotic pathogens were detected only in remains 6,500 years old or younger.
    nature.com/articles/d41586-025