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Historical mammal extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) correlates with introduced infectious disease.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2008

Wyatt Kelly B, Campos Paula F, Gilbert M Thomas P, Kolokotronis Sergios-Orestis, Hynes Wayne H, DeSalle Rob, Ball Stanley J, Daszak Peter, MacPhee Ross D E, Greenwood Alex D

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It is now widely accepted that novel infectious disease can be a leading cause of serious population decline and even outright extinction in some invertebrate and vertebrate groups (e.g., amphibians). In the case of mammals, however, there are still no well-corroborated instances of such diseases...

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PMID: 18985148
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003602
PMCID: PMC2572834

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