Zoonotic Diseases in Latin America

Viral Zoonotic Diseases

Viral zoonotic diseases encompass roughly 5% of all zoonotic diseases. Unlike bacterial or parasitic zoonotic diseases, viral diseases do not pass easily from human to human. Instead a vector, a mosquito for example,  keeps the cycle between infection and reinfection active. Without non-human reservoirs, viral zoonotic diseases cannot survive in human populations.  

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