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Animals that Changed the World

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The conclusion of the series about animals that have changed the face of the planet and influenced human affairs through theirclose relationship with people. Disease Carriers
It is common knowledge that we can get nasty diseases from insects such as mosquitos and tsetse flies, but most of our major diseases were a product of domestic animals - BSE is by no means a first. Brian Leith investigates the impact of the animal carriers of human disease.
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature. E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk Producer Jan Castle

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