Itanagar: Infectious diseases afflicting people in remote areas of the Northeast are not only a problem for the humans, they also indirectly affect the wildlife in sanctuaries.
A study conducted by the Bangalore-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has revealed how malaria among the staff in the Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh is posing a threat to the upkeep of tigers there.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/malaria-hampers-wildlife-upkeep-ne
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/east-kameng
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-health-mission-nrhm
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/namdapha-np
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