Zoonoses and Zoonotic Diseases: A Comprehensive Reference: Human-Animal-Environment Nexus

Zoonoses and Zoonotic Diseases, A Comprehensive Reference: Human-Animal-Environment Nexus is a much needed, foundational reference on what is known about zoonotic disease. The book combines contemporary understanding of impactful zoonoses with factual, in-depth analysis of origins for 700 other human pathogens, established or emergent, that are not ongoing zoonoses but are believed to have zoonotic origins. The work focuses on providing the context and importance of the subjects in contemporary science. Attention is given to the limitations of current data, and an attempt is made to progress ontologies in the light of modern genomic understanding and knowledge of disease processes.

As it is estimated that 99 percent of human zoonoses cases are derived directly or indirectly from domestic animals, this exposure may cause 2.5 billion cases of human illness annually, 2.4 billion of which are caused by mostly thirteen diseases, of which nine also have a high impact on livestock and, therefore, the human economy. While some 60% of human infectious diseases ( 900 pathogens) are suggested to have zoonotic origins, for most of them, animal sources are no longer of any significance. This book is a first step and point of reference for science and society in the field. It enables focus on key pathways and processes, future data needs from the nexus, and the most appropriate interventions and actions that are all supported by current evidence.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443291438
• ISBN13: 9780443291432
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 1600 Pages