Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

The New York Times | Aug. 21, 2026, 5 a.m. | Original
Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.
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