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Food and water stations for wild birds are contributing to spread of deadly diseases, study finds

Feeding stations providing food and water for wild birds are contributing to the spread of disease-causing parasites among farmland birds, researchers have said, with birds three times more likely to catch a parasite from these resources.

Food and water stations for wild birds are contributing to spread of deadly diseases, study finds
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Feeding stations providing food and water for wild birds are contributing to the spread of disease-causing parasites among farmland birds, researchers have said, with birds three times more likely to catch a parasite from these resources.

Originally published at Phys.org

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