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Posted Mon Aug 13 2012: from Reuters:
Parasites may get nastier with climate swings: study http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1344875169
Parasites, which include tapeworms, the tiny organisms that cause malaria and funguses, may be more nimble at adapting to climatic shifts than the animals they live on since they are smaller and grow more quickly, scientists said.
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