Deforestation and a South-Indian Zoonotic Disease
Kyasanur Forest Disease
The tick-borne viral monkey fever, Kyasanur Forest Disease, was once contained in Malenadu (Karnataka, South India) where it is endemic to. This year it has jumped districts and caused fatalities, and the outbreak links back to deforestation and land use changes.
Comic for The Hindu Sunday Magazine.
Fascinating. I've long been interested in weird viral diseases.