Bird malaria spreading via global ‘hotspots’

8 Sep 2021
Bowerbird
A satin bowerbird. Image: Dr Nicholas Clark.

Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and while these strains are not infectious to humans, they’re spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.

An international team, including The University of Queensland’s Dr Nicholas Clark, has been conducting research to understand where and why the disease has been spreading so rapidly.

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