Abstract:A growing body of evidence links zoonotic disease risk, including pandemic threats, to biodiversity loss and other upstream anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem health. However, there is little current research assessing viral diversity in endangered species. Here, combining IUCN Red List data on 5,876 mammal species with data on host-virus associations for a subset of 1,273 extant species, we examine the relationship between endangered species status and viral diversity, including the subset of viruses that can… Show more
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