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Wolf virus study shows virtue of distance from humans May 20th 1:04 pm |
Ned Rozell, University of Alaska
Wolves with adequate social distancing from humans tend to avoid nasty viruses, scientists have found.
In a study of more than 2,000 gray wolves from near Mexico to northern Canada, researchers found that the farther wolves were from people, the fewer viruses and parasites they encountered.
In the study, scientists used blood samples taken over several decades from wolves on the Alaska Peninsula, Denali National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Park and Preserve. They also used samples from wolves living as far east as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and as far south as Arizona.
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