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Dilution Effect

As suburbs developed in New England, the forest habitat became more patchy, resulting in the disappearance of some species and the proliferation of mice - which are the reservoir for the Lyme spirochete -- and ticks, which carry the disease to humans. This increased the proportion of infected ticks, and led to an increase in human disease. Video Ref: www.learner.org

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