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Duke University

Host-Parasite Network

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New research predicts that the loss of 108 threatened primates could doom an additional 176 parasite species to extinction, because they have no other suitable hosts.

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Courtesy of Marie-Claire Chelini and TriCEM

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Please credit Marie-Claire Chelini and TriCEM

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