Emerging viral diseases and infectious disease risks

Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases: risks and controls

In the present globalized world with overflowing travels and trades, human health has been increasingly threatened due to incidences of emerging or/and re-emerging infectious diseases. The most important sources of novel human pathogens are mainly farm mammals and poultry, and to some extent, wild animals and arthropods. It is estimated that zoonosis constitute about 60% of the ‘known’, and up ...

Bats: Carriers of Zoonotic Viral and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Bats are reported as reservoir host for several viruses, which cause significant illness in human and animals. Some of the bat transmitted zoonotic viral diseases such as Ebola, Hendra, Nipah and rabies may cause severe human casualties. They also harbor several other viruses such as MERS and SARS corona viruses, which may cause disease in human through direct spillover to human or through an i...

emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: public health perspective

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New, emerging, and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Microbial pathogens discovered as aetiological agents of human disease over the last 25 years are reviewed. Strengthening of laboratory and public health surveillance is of paramount importance for early detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.