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The cause was diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug that farmers began using to treat their cattle.
Without vultures, carcasses attracted feral dogs and rats. Not only do these animals carry rabies and other diseases that threaten humans, they are far less efficient at finishing off carrion. The rotting remains they left behind were full of pathogens that then spread to drinking water.
The authors estimated that, between 2000 and 2005, the loss of vultures caused 500,000 additional human deaths.
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https://epic.uchicago.edu/news/the-sudden-demise-of-indian-vultures-killed-thousands-of-people/