Abstract
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of free-living wild animals can be classified into three major groups on the basis of key epizootiological criteria: (i) EIDs associated with “spill-over” from domestic animals to wildlife populations living in proximity; (ii) EIDs related directly to human intervention, via host or parasite translocations; and (iii) EIDs with no overt human or domestic animal involvement. These phenomena have two major biological implications: first, many wildlife species are reservoirs of pathogens that threaten domestic animal and human health; second, wildlife EIDs pose a substantial threat to the conservation of global biodiversity.
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WildlifeBiodiversityHuman healthWildlife conservationOne HealthBiologyEnvironmental healthGeographyEcologyPublic healthMedicine
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AgricultureAnimalsAnimalsDomesticAnimalsWildClimateCommunicable DiseasesConservation of Natural ResourcesDisease ReservoirsEcosystemHumansZoonoses
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Peter Daszak,
Andrew A. Cunningham,
Alex D. Hyatt
(2000).
Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife-- Threats to Biodiversity and Human Health.
Science
, 287
(5452)
, 443-449.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5452.443
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.287.5452.443
- PMID
- 10642539