What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on critically endangered lemurs by another vulnerable species, a carnivore called a fosa.
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Although early reporting portrayed sub-Saharan Africa as being largely spared from the coronavirus pandemic, an international team led by Princeton researchers reported that determining the true impact of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa may be complicated by a tremendous variability in risk factors and obscured by surveillance challenges. The researchers developed an interactive online tool for estimating severe coronavirus infections per country based on the impact of various risk factors, such as chronic diseases and access to healthcare.
An international team led by Princeton researchers reports that determining the true impact of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa may be complicated by variability in risk factors and obscured by surveillance challenges.