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1. poulpy+L6[view] [source] 2026-02-04 14:59:52
>>bookof+(OP)
The decrease from 3.5 million cases to only 15 is impressive but I don't see how we can eradicate zoonoses
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2. gus_ma+Bp[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:23:11
>>poulpy+L6
I think the worm reproduce better in humans, so if we can cut humans the population in other animals will hopefully decrease. (And probably add a plan to identify and capture infected animals, to ensure this.)
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3. poulpy+XK[view] [source] 2026-02-04 17:55:03
>>gus_ma+Bp
You are right. Wikipedia write it is limited to dogs, cat and baboons, and that animal hosts have been only proved in the 2010s, so I guess they are unlikely to become infected by the parasite
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