Zoonotic diseases are caused by a range of disease pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans, 61% are zoonotic. Up to three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin, with zoonotic disease posing a considerable and increasing threat to global health. The list of zoonotic diseases includes: Brucellosis, rabies, bovine tuberculosis, anthrax, hydatid diseases, trypansomiasis, leishmaniasis, cysticercosis, and taeniasis. Some emerging diseases are also part of the list: influenza, SARS and MERS-CoV/ coronavirus. The control of zoonotic diseases needs close inter-relationship between animal and human health.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify zoonotic diseases of public health importance
- List the main clinical features of each disease and state case definition where appropriate
- List the most important indicating features for the presence of the disease among animals
- Identify the disease specific agent, reservoir, and susceptible human host
- Describe the mode of transmission from animal to human
- Describe the life cycle of the disease
- Estimate the disease burden and analyze its determinants
- List the recommended control methods (in both human and animal) and assess the possibility of elimination or eradication
Training Delivery Methods
- In-class method
- Online method
