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January 21, 2000Science

Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife-- Threats to Biodiversity and Human Health

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PDPeter DaszakThe Nature ConservancyACAndrew A. CunninghamZoological Society of LondonAHAlex D. HyattHealth Sciences and Nutrition

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Overview

Emerging infectious diseases threaten biodiversity and human health, suggesting urgent attention is needed.

Key Points

  • The study aims to classify emerging infectious diseases of wildlife based on their epizootiological criteria and implications for biodiversity and human health.
  • Classified emerging infectious diseases into three major groups based on spill-over and human intervention.
  • Examined the relationship between wildlife pathogens and their impact on domestic animal and human health.
  • Analyzed the threats posed by wildlife EIDs to global biodiversity.
  • Wildlife species serve as reservoirs for pathogens that can threaten domestic animals and humans.
  • Wildlife emerging infectious diseases significantly threaten global biodiversity conservation.

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Daszak et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/697d7790d25b26d48374e753https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5452.443
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