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SUBMITTER: Kreuder Johnson C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4595845 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kreuder Johnson Christine C Hitchens Peta L PL Smiley Evans Tierra T Goldstein Tracey T Thomas Kate K Clements Andrew A Joly Damien O DO Wolfe Nathan D ND Daszak Peter P Karesh William B WB Mazet Jonna K JK
Scientific reports 20151007
Most human infectious diseases, especially recently emerging pathogens, originate from animals, and ongoing disease transmission from animals to people presents a significant global health burden. Recognition of the epidemiologic circumstances involved in zoonotic spillover, amplification, and spread of diseases is essential for prioritizing surveillance and predicting future disease emergence risk. We examine the animal hosts and transmission mechanisms involved in spillover of zoonotic viruses ...[more]