A zoonosis (plural zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases) is an infectious disease caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, prions, etc) that has jumped from non-human animals (usually vertebrates) to humans.
Quotes
- The intensity of animal and human contact is becoming much greater as the world develops. This makes it more likely new diseases will emerge but also modern travel and trade make it much more likely they will spread. [...] We have these outbreaks and the international community flies in but in the case of Ebola the disease went under the radar for four months. It’s really crucial we start to change that and make sure local health care infrastructure is better developed. People on the ground are vital. They are our first line of defence.
- Marion Koopmans, as quoted in Scientists put on alert for deadly new pathogen – 'Disease X' by Paul Nuki and Alanna Shaikh, 10 March 2018, The Daily Telegraph
See also
External links
- AVMA Collections: Zoonosis Updates
- WHO tropical diseases and zoonoses
- Detection and Forensic Analysis of Wildlife and Zoonotic Disease
- Publications in Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease
- A message from nature: coronavirus. United Nations Environment Programme
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