Nicholas J Clark

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May 9, 2019

How humans interact with the changing environment is affecting the spread of infectious disease

Konstans Wells, Swansea University and Nicholas J Clark, The University of Queensland

The way humans share the world with wildlife has rapidly changed – and this is having a serious impact on the spread of pathogens.

Sheep are among the most common carriers of Q fever. Jorgen Haland/Unsplash

March 12, 2019

Australia’s drought could be increasing Q fever risk, but there are ways we can protect ourselves

Nicholas J Clark, The University of Queensland; Charles Caraguel, University of Adelaide; Jane Heller, Charles Sturt University; Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, The University of Queensland, and Simon Firestone, The University of Melbourne

Q fever is a flu-like infection that spreads to people from animals. The bacteria that causes it can withstand harsh environmental conditions – in particular, drought.

Dogs and cats spread their fleas to many other species. Shutterstock

January 17, 2018

Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)

Nicholas J Clark, The University of Queensland; Jan Slapeta, University of Sydney, and Konstans Wells, Griffith University

Everywhere humans go, we take our pets. Fleas are along for the ride, spreading everything from typhus to bubonic plague.

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How humans interact with the changing environment is affecting the spread of infectious disease

Australia’s drought could be increasing Q fever risk, but there are ways we can protect ourselves

Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)

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