In a piece about his recently published paper in the American Economic Review for Salon.com, Prof. Eyal Frank commented: 

Our study provides strong evidence that the anecdotal reports of a public health crisis following the collapse of vultures were capturing a true signal: human health deteriorated following the collapse of the vultures, Frank said. 

Read the full piece here: https://www.salon.com/2024/08/12/some-may-despise-scavengers-like-vultures-but-wed-sorely-miss-them-if-they-were-gone/