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Hantavirus study shows restoring forests can reduce zoonotic disease risk by Anna Nordseth on 11 May 2021 Brazilian scientists have found that transmission of hantavirus, a deadly infection, could be reduced by 45% if Brazil restores its Atlantic Forest to levels mandated by its Native Vegetation Protection Law. Hantavirus, spresd by contact with infected rodents, can become more prevalent across a landscape when forests are cleared and rodent populations increase. While the study’s simulati...