zoonoses

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Three-quarters of new diseases are zoonoses, meaning they've jumped from animals to humans.

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  • The OIE was established in 1924 and has been committed to limit the international spread of important trade sensitive diseases and zoonoses. —  MercoPress
  • Nevertheless, the overall impression is that the veterinary education curricula in many countries are failing to keep pace with those countries 'requirements in terms of capacity of the Veterinary Services in the fields of animal disease surveillance, including zoonoses, and early detection of infectious disease outbreaks and rapid response. —  ThePigSite - Industry News
  • Preventing the spread of zoonoses - human diseases acquired by infection from animals - will be discussed at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's conference later this month. —  IMT Home
  • Maybe PetSmart should make sure their employees receive thorough training in zoonoses, so they can implant unwarranted paranoia in all their customers. —  Progressive U - The new media voice for students
  • Zoonotic diseases are animal diseases that cross over to humans, known as zoonoses. —  FoodQualityNews RSS
 

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