Some South American rodent-borne viruses may spread as climate warms
As climate shifts rodent habitats, hemorrhagic fever viruses could reach countries not currently at risk
The habitats of South American rodents such as the yellow pygmy rice rat (shown) may move to new regions with climate change. That shift could put new populations of people at risk of catching arenaviruses these rodents carry.
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