Veterinary Science & Technology

Kebede Shanko

Publications

• Review Article
  A Review on Confronting Zoonoses: The Role of Veterinarian and Physician
  Author(s): Kebede Shanko, Jelalu Kemal and Dufera KeneaKebede Shanko, Jelalu Kemal and Dufera Kenea
  
  Zoonoses are diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans. The organisms causing zoonoses include viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other parasites, with both domestic and wild animals acting as reservoirs for the pathogens. Zoonoses comprise interaction between at least three species: one pathogen and two host species (animals and humans). They can be transmitted directly by contact with infected animals (e.g. rabies, through bite), via contaminated environment (e.g., anthrax) and via food (e.g., campylobacteriosis) or indirectly via vectors, such as mosquitoes or ticks (e.g., West Nile fever and Lyme disease, respectively).There are many factors influencing the zoonoses diseases. The convergence model organizes the potential factors into a series of broad domains that include: socioeconomic and biologi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000221

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