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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Main Authors: Judith Recht, Verena J. Schuenemann, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1672