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A zoonosis may be defined as any disease and/or infection which is naturally transmissible between animals & man. See [http://www.who.int/zoonoses/en/ WHO-Zoonoses]

A zoonosis may be defined as any disease and/or infection which is naturally transmissible between animals & man. See [http://www.who.int/zoonoses/en/ WHO-Zoonoses]

They are of major public concern. Headlines on issues like Avian Influenza, BSE (mad cow disease) & Salmonella of eggs have dominated the newspaper headlines for the last thirty years.  

They are of major public concern. Headlines on issues like Avian Influenza, BSE (mad cow disease) & Salmonella of eggs have dominated the UK newspaper headlines for the last thirty years.

 

The picture in developed & developing countries may be quite different as far as zoonoses are concerned. In developed countries the consumer has very little contact with the live animal, limiting transmission from live animals to the general public. In addition food safety is extremely regulated. Despite this food borne disease is still a big problem in developed countries (REF: CASES/COST of e.g. Campylobacter).  

=Environmental contamination=

=Environmental contamination=

=The role of animals in society=

=The role of animals in society=