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Insect-borne diseases in the Amazon linked to land use and rural economies
Diseases spread by insects in the Brazilian Amazon are not randomly distributed but form distinct regional patterns linked to land use, rural economies and environmental change, according to new research led by the Environmental Change…
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Research has identified distinct regional patterns in the spread of insect-borne diseases in the Brazilian Amazon. These patterns are linked to land use, rural economies, and environmental change, according to a study led by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.
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