The common zoonotic protozoal diseases causing abortion

Zoonotic implications of the swine-transmitted protozoal infections.

Pig production is an important part of the economy in many countries. Domestic and wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are susceptible to a wide range of infectious and parasitic diseases. Some of these diseases are specifically limited to pigs while some of the other diseases are shared with other species of wildlife and domestic livestock. As the numbers and geographic distribution of wild and domestic sw...

Brucella Infection Causing Abortion in Human Beings

The First National Congress of Parasitic Diseases and Zoonotic Parasites

Emerging zoonotic viral diseases.

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans and vice versa. They are caused by all types of pathogenic agents, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses and prions. Although they have been recognised for many centuries, their impact on public health has increased in the last few decades due to a combination of the success in red...

Zoonotic Diseases from Pigs

Zoonotic disease (zoonosis) is most commonly defined as any disease and/or infection which is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to man (WHO). The number of zoonosis is estimated to be at least 200, although this number could be much higher, depending how we classify agents. Although already high, this number is expected to increase further, in part due to changes in agricultural p...