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How a fungus from land killed dozens of marine mammals

"'As we change the environment in unprecedented ways, we could see more diseases that affect people and wildlife,' said lead author Sarah Teman... The marine mammals that died from C. gattii were found near terrestrial hot spots, suggesting that the spores settled on the surface of the sea, where the porpoises and dolphins inhaled them when they surfaced to breathe." - Excerpt from UC Davis

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