Zoonotic Diseases from Pigs
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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 practices, human population growth, pathogen evolution, and international trade (Woolhouse and Gowtage-Sequeria, 2005).
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