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… Heiko Kiera / Fotolia.com Various animals may serve as hosts for infectious agents and can transmit diseases to other animals as well as humans. Insects, mites and … pests and their control", Division IV 1.4 is also investigating the effects of climate change on the distribution and population dynamics of various vectors and …

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