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Deforestation increases the risk of emerging infectious diseases.
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Is it true that deforestation increases the risk of emerging infectious diseases?
Partly. Several reviews and a news report say deforestation contributes to or increases the risk of emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, though mostly as one driver among many. A 2024 peer-reviewed meta-analysis, however, found deforestation comparatively unimportant or idiosyncratic as a disease driver, so the evidence is mixed and only partial on both sides.
Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 7 sources for, 2 against · Last checked
Evidence for · 7
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Deforestation. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation
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Global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.21.501013
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Deforestation is leading to more infectious diseases in humans | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/deforestation-leading-to-more-infectious-diseases-in-humans
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Forests and emerging infectious diseases: unleashing the beast within. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8dd7
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Virology and AIDS Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Diseases: The Case of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19). (n.d.). clinmedjournals.org. https://www.clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijva/international-journal-of-virology-and-aids-ijva-7-067.pdf?jid=ijva
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E, O., MP, C., J, V., & JS, I. (2026). From spillover to systems: evidence gaps in One Health preparedness for emerging infectious diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1938915
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Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health. (n.d.). scielo.br. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v92n1/0001-3765-aabc-92-01-e20191375.pdf
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Emerging zoonotic diseases originating in mammals: a systematic review of effects of anthropogenic land‐use change. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12201
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A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease. (2024). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07380-6
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