Eastern Newts in Close Proximity in Captivity (IMAGE)

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Eastern Newts in Close Proximity in Captivity

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The strategy of social distancing currently being used to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic also works to reduce the rate of Bsal transmission among newts. A University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture study shows that reducing host contacts by either reducing salamander density or increasing spatial separation between them reduces the rate of Bsal transmission.

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Image by T. Amacker.

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