Homo sapiens: The Superspreader of Plant Viral Diseases.
Viruses
; 12(12)2020 12 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-993595
ABSTRACT
Plant viruses are commonly vectored by flying or crawling animals, such as aphids and beetles, and cause serious losses in major agricultural and horticultural crops. Controlling virus spread is often achieved by minimizing a crop's exposure to the vector, or by reducing vector numbers with compounds such as insecticides. A major, but less obvious, factor not controlled by these measures is Homo sapiens. Here, we discuss the inconvenient truth of how humans have become superspreaders of plant viruses on both a local and a global scale.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plant Diseases
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Virus Diseases
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Crops, Agricultural
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
V12121462
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