Diseases and infections that are readily transmitted between vertebrate animals and man are known as zoonoses. Many of these zoonoses are caused by viruses – some of these are rare, but others are of great epidemiological importance based on high mortality and morbidity and global distribution. New viral zoonoses continue to emerge from all parts of the world, particularly as wildlife and humans come into closer contact, given the present-day dynamics of global development. Important emerging viral zoonotic diseases include Avian Influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Animal Viruses Pathogenic for Humans
Louis H Nel, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Jacqueline Weyer, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, South Africa
Published online: September 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001079.pub2
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