Zoonotic potential of emerging animal diseases

Zoonotic potential of emerging animal diseases.

Early qualitative risk assessment of the emerging zoonotic potential of animal diseases.

Most newly emerging human infections of global importance are of animal origin, w1 but early accurate predictions of zoonotic risk of emerging animal diseases are difficult, as shown by the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom. Miscalculation, delays, or poor risk communication can result in failure to protect the public’s heal...

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...

Emerging zoonotic diseases.

Vol. 7, No. 3 Supplement, June 2001 Emerging Infectious Diseases 537 Emerging Zoonotic Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases Corrie Brown from the University of Georgia discussed 15 diseases common to humans and animals, with a brief synopsis of how each disease is transmitted from animals to humans, the major animal reservoirs, and factors influencing the emergence of these diseases as human pathog...

Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases