15 October 2008

DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Zoonoses Report 2007 (9th October 2008)
Zoonoses are diseases and infections which are transmitted naturally between animals and humans. The report brings together data and information published from various sources throughout 2007 and draws on information from humans, food, feed and animals, providing comparable data from previous years. It covers the major food and water-borne zoonoses (Campylobacter, Salmonella, Vero cytotoxin producing E. coli O157 (VTEC O157)and Cryptosporidium), and the main notifiable zoonotic diseases of animals including bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, anthrax, rabies, West Nile Virus, BSE and Avian Influenza.
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