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Miguel Acevedo typically gets two questions about his research on malaria in lizards. “Do lizards really get malaria?” (The answer is yes.) And, “Will I get malaria from a lizard?” (Not likely.)

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Nature 618, 1098-1099 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01929-7

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