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Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say
(www.theguardian.com)
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I would argue that the higher risk for this is the constant travel between countries.
A plague that may have affected a specific area in the past will now hit all humanity in a couple of months, as seen with covid.
Also constant travel is one of the big contributors to global warming.