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Bats are vital for keeping the rain forest alive - they are key pollinators for more than 500 kinds of plants. But as people spread out around the globe, we're increasingly coming into contact with bats - and the viruses they carry. Bat caves around the world have the two essential ingredients to brew up a new plague: intrusion of people into a previously hidden habitat and viruses circulating around. [Source: National Public Radio]
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