Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New
Bacterial, viral, and parasitic zoonotic diseases are transmitted to humans from a wide variety of animal species that act as reservoir hosts for the causative organisms. Zoonoses contribute an estimated 75% of new or reemerging infectious diseases in humans. All groups of mammals have been shown to...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1672 |