Scientists: Global Warming May Spread "Deadly Dozen" Diseases

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Bird flu is just one of eleven diseases that may worsen with global warming, scientists are warning. Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society have nicknamed twelve diseases the “deadly dozen” and say they are spreading across the globe and becoming dangerous to human an animal populations.

The other eleven diseases include babesiosis, cholera, ebola, lyme disease, plague, red tides, rift valley fever, sleeping sickness, tuberculosis, and yellow fever. Intestinal and external parasites are counted as one problem.

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Lyme Disease's Unusual Suspects

Bernese Mountain Dogs Prone To Infection By Lyme Disease-related Bacteria

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Borrelia burgdorferi seem to be particularly successful at infecting Bernese Mountain Dogs, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Veterinary Research. Swiss researchers found that more than half of the dogs they tested were infected with the spiral-shaped bacteria, which are passed on by ticks and can also cause Lyme disease in humans.

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