21 февр. 2008 г. · The majority (60.3%) of EID events are caused by zoonotic pathogens (defined here as those which have a non-human animal source), which is .
Why is it important to monitor pathogens that are present in animal populations?
Due to the zoonotic origin of most human health hazards, it is thought that animals may have a greater susceptibility to zoonotic pathogens, thereby justifying their use as surveillance tools for monitoring human health hazards.
What is zoonotic disease surveillance?
Zoonotic disease surveillance: The ongoing systematic and timely collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information about the occurrence, distribution, and determinants of diseases transmitted between humans (more...)
Why is contact between humans and animals a cause of emerging infectious diseases?
Human and livestock populations continue to grow rapidly, increasing the number of hosts potentially susceptible to novel infections. Mass transportation of people, products, livestock, and vectors of disease brings each of these closer to one another, and more quickly (Kimball et al.
Why are infectious diseases a global challenge?
Due to emerging diseases, increasing resistances, international travelling, and the risk of bioterroristic attacks, infectious diseases concern the whole world and can only be combated by internationally coordinated and interdisciplinary approaches.
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