List of zoonotic diseases

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This is a list of zoonotic diseases , infectious diseases that can jump from a non-human animal to a human.

Disease [1] Pathogen(s) Animals involved Mode of transmission Emergence
African sleeping sickness Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense range of wild animals and domestic livestock transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly 'Present in Africa for thousands of years' – major outbreak 1900–1920, cases continue (sub-Saharan Africa, 2020).
Angiostrongyliasis Angiostrongylus cantonensis , Angiostrongylus costaricensis rats, cotton rats consuming raw or undercooked snails, slugs, other mollusks, crustaceans, contaminated water, and unwashed vegetables contaminated with larvae
Anisakiasis Anisakis whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, other marine animals eating raw or undercooked fish and squid contaminated with eggs
Anthrax Bacillus anthracis commonly – grazing herbivores such as cattle, sheep, goats, camels, horses, and pigs by ingestion, inhalation or skin contact of spores
Ascariasis Ascaris suum , Toxocara canis , Toxocara cati pigs, dogs, catsingestion of eggs from contaminated soil, food, or water
Avian influenza Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wild birds, domesticated birds such as chickens [2] close contact 2003–present avian influenza in Southeast Asia and Egypt.
Babesiosis Babesia spp. mice, other animals tick bite
Batai virus infection Batai orthobunyavirus birds, livestockmosquito bite
Baylisascariasis Baylisascaris procyonis raccoons ingestion of eggs in feces
Barmah Forest fever Barmah Forest virus kangaroos, wallabies, opossums mosquito bite First human case reported in 1986.
Botulism Clostridium botulinum birds, mammalsingestion of contaminated food, wound infection, or intestinal colonization
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Prions cattle eating infected meat Isolated similar cases reported in ancient history; in recent UK history probable start in the 1970s. [3]
Brucellosis Brucella spp. cattle, goats, pigs, sheep infected milk or meat Historically widespread in Mediterranean region; identified early 20th century.
Bubonic plague, Pneumonic plague, Septicemic plague, Sylvatic plague Yersinia pestis rabbits, hares, rodents, ferrets, goats, sheep, camels flea bite Epidemics like Black Death in Europe around 1347–53 during the Late Middle Age; third plague pandemic in China-Qing dynasty and India alone.
California encephalitis California encephalitis virus small mammals mosquito bite (Aedes species) First discovered in 1943 in Kern County, California.
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacter spp. poultry, cattle, pets (dogs and cats) consumption of contaminated food or water, direct contact with infected animals
Capillariasis Capillaria spp. rodents, birds, foxes eating raw or undercooked fish, ingesting embryonated eggs in fecal-contaminated food, water, or soil
Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection Capnocytophaga canimorsus dogs, cats bites, scratches, or close contact with animals
Cat-scratch disease Bartonella henselae cats bites or scratches from infected cats
Chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi armadillos, Triatominae (kissing bug) Contact of mucosae or wounds with feces of kissing bugs. Accidental ingestion of parasites in food contaminated by bugs or infected mammal excretae.
Clamydiosis / Enzootic abortion Chlamydophila abortus domestic livestock, particularly sheep close contact with postpartum ewes
Clostridioides difficile infection Clostridioides difficile cattle, companion animals fecal-oral route, contact with contaminated surfaces or hands
Colorado tick fever Colorado tick fever virus small rodents tick bite (primarily by Dermacentor andersoni , the Rocky Mountain wood tick)
COVID-19 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 bats, felines, raccoon dogs, minks, white-tailed deer [4] respiratory transmission 2019–present COVID-19 pandemic; ongoing pandemic.
Cowpox Cowpox virus rodents, cattle, catsdirect contact with infected animals
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease PrPvCJD cattle eating meat from animals with Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) 1996–2001: United Kingdom.
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus cattle, goats, sheep, birds, hares tick bite ( Hyalomma spp.), human-to-human contact via bodily fluids
Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans commonly – birds like pigeons inhaling fungi
Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium spp. cattle, dogs, cats, mice, pigs, horses, deer, sheep, goats, rabbits, leopard geckos, birds ingesting cysts from water contaminated with feces
Cysticercosis and taeniasis Taenia solium , Taenia asiatica , Taenia saginata commonly – pigs and cattle consuming water, soil or food contaminated with the tapeworm eggs (cysticercosis) or raw or undercooked pork contaminated with the cysticerci (taeniasis)
Dengue fever Dengue virus primates mosquito bite (primarily by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus ) The earliest detailed descriptions of dengue-like illness appeared in medical records from 1779–1780, but has had a significant re-emergence in recent years (see for example 2019–20 dengue fever epidemic).
Dirofilariasis Dirofilaria spp. dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, cats, monkeys, raccoons, bears, muskrats, rabbits, leopards, seals, sea lions, beavers, ferrets, reptiles mosquito bite
Dhori virus infection Dhori virus birds, livestock, mammalstick bite
Dobrava-Belgrade virus infection Dobrava-Belgrade virus rodents (e.g., yellow-necked mouse) rodent bite and scratches, inhalation of aerosolized particles from rodent droppings, urine, or nesting materials
Eastern equine encephalitis Eastern equine encephalitis virus horses, birds, cattle mosquito bite
Ebola Ebolavirus spp. chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, fruit bats, monkeys, shrews, forest antelope and porcupines through body fluids and organs 2013–16; possibly in Africa.
Echinococcosis Echinococcus spp. commonly – dogs, foxes, jackals, wolves, coyotes, sheep, pigs, rodents ingestion of infective eggs from contaminated food or water with feces of an infected definitive host
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli cattle, sheep, goats, deer ingestion of contaminated food or water, direct contact with infected animals or their feces
Erysipeloid Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae pigs, fish, birds direct contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products
Fasciolosis Fasciola hepatica , Fasciola gigantica sheep, cattle, buffaloes ingesting contaminated plants
Fasciolopsiasis Fasciolopsis buski pigs eating raw vegetables such as water spinach
Foodborne illnesses (commonly diarrheal diseases) Escherichia coli , Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., Shigella spp. and Trichinella spp. animals domesticated for food production (cattle, poultry) raw or undercooked food made from animals and unwashed vegetables contaminated with feces
Giardiasis Giardia lamblia beavers, other rodents, raccoons, deer, cattle, goats, sheep, dogs, cats ingesting spores and cysts in food and water contaminated with feces
Glanders Burkholderia mallei.horses, donkeys direct contact
Gnathostomiasis Gnathostoma spp. dogs, minks, opossums, cats, lions, tigers, leopards, raccoons, poultry, other birds, frogs raw or undercooked fish or meat
Hantavirus Hantavirus spp. deer mice, cotton rats and other rodents exposure to feces, urine, saliva or bodily fluids
Henipavirus Henipavirus spp. horses, bats exposure to feces, urine, saliva or contact with sick horses
Hepatitis E Hepatitis E virus domestic and wild animals contaminated food or water
Histoplasmosis Histoplasma capsulatumbirds, bats inhaling fungi in guano
HIV SIV Simian immunodeficiency virusnon-human primates contact with infected blood and other bodily fluids, mother-to-infant during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding Immunodeficiency resembling human AIDS was reported in captive monkeys in the United States beginning in 1983. [5] [6] [7] SIV was isolated in 1985 from some of these animals, captive rhesus macaques who had simian AIDS (SAIDS). [6] The discovery of SIV was made shortly after HIV-1 had been isolated as the cause of AIDS and led to the discovery of HIV-2 strains in West Africa. HIV-2 was more similar to the then-known SIV strains than to HIV-1, suggesting for the first time the simian origin of HIV. Further studies indicated that HIV-2 is derived from the SIVsmm strain found in sooty mangabeys, whereas HIV-1, the predominant virus found in humans, is derived from SIV strains infecting chimpanzees (SIVcpz).
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis Anaplasma phagocytophilum deer, rodents, humanstick bite (primarily by Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus )
Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis Ehrlichia chaffeensis deertick bite (primarily by Amblyomma americanum , the lone star tick)
Japanese encephalitis Japanese encephalitis virus pigs, water birds mosquito bite
Kyasanur Forest disease Kyasanur Forest disease virus rodents, shrews, bats, monkeys tick bite
La Crosse encephalitis La Crosse virus chipmunks, tree squirrels mosquito bite
Lassa fever Lassa fever virus rodents contact with urine, feces, or bodily fluids of infected rats; human-to-human transmission via bodily fluids
Leishmaniasis Leishmania spp. dogs, rodents, other animals [8] [9] sandfly bite 2004 Afghanistan.
Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae , Mycobacterium lepromatosis armadillos, monkeys, rabbits, mice [10] mostly human-to-human direct contact, meat consumption [10] [11]
Leptospirosis Leptospira interrogans rats, mice, pigs, horses, goats, sheep, cattle, buffaloes, opossums, raccoons, mongooses, foxes, dogs direct or indirect contact with urine of infected animals 1616–20 New England infection; present day in the United States.
Louping ill Louping ill virus sheep, red grouse, other mammalstick bite (primarily by Ixodes ricinus )First human case reported in 1934.
Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi deer, wolves, dogs, birds, rodents, rabbits, hares, reptiles tick bite
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus rodents exposure to urine, feces, or saliva
Marburg viral haemorrhagic fever Marburg virus Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), non-human primates contact with infected bat excreta, bushmeat consumption, or human-to-human transmission via bodily fluids (e.g., blood, saliva, vomit)
Mediterranean spotted fever Rickettsia conorii dogs, rodents, other mammals tick bite
Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei various animals direct contact with contaminated soil and surface water
Microsporidiosis Encephalitozoon cuniculi rabbits, dogs, mice, and other mammals ingestion of spores
Middle East respiratory syndrome MERS coronavirus bats, camels close contact 2012–present: Saudi Arabia.
Mpox Monkeypox virus rodents, primates contact with infected rodents, primates, or contaminated materials
MRSA infection Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus livestock, companion animals direct contact with infected individuals or contaminated surfaces
Nipah virus infection Nipah virus (NiV) bats, pigs direct contact with infected bats, infected pigs
Orf Orf virus goats, sheep close contact
Pasteurellosis Pasteurella multocida domestic cats, dogs, livestock, and wild animals bites, scratches, inhalation of aerosols, or contact with infected secretions
Powassan encephalitis Powassan virus ticks tick bites
Psittacosis (parrot fever) Chlamydophila psittaci macaws, cockatiels, budgerigars, pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other bird species contact with bird droplets
Puumala virus infection Puumala virus bank voles ( Clethrionomys glareolus ) rodent bite or scratches, inhalation of aerosols containing rodent excreta
Q fever Coxiella burnetii livestock and other domestic animals such as dogs and cats inhalation of spores, contact with bodily fluid or faeces
Rabies Rabies virus commonly – dogs, bats, monkeys, raccoons, foxes, skunks, cattle, goats, sheep, wolves, coyotes, groundhogs, horses, mongooses and cats through saliva by biting, or through scratches from an infected animal Variety of places like Oceania, South America, Europe.
Rat-bite fever Streptobacillus moniliformis , Spirillum minus rats, mice rat bite of rats, contact with urine and mucus secretions
Rift Valley fever Phlebovirus livestock, buffaloes, camels mosquito bite, contact with bodily fluids, blood, tissues, breathing around butchered animals or raw milk 2006–07 East Africa outbreak.
Rocio viral encephalitis Rocio virus birds [12] mosquito bite
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia rickettsii dogs, rodents tick bite
Ross River fever Ross River virus kangaroos, wallabies, horses, opossums, birds, flying foxes mosquito bite
Saint Louis encephalitis Saint Louis encephalitis virus birds mosquito bite
Seoul virus infection Seoul virus rodents contact with infected rodent saliva, feces, urine, or bites
Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS coronavirus bats, civets close contact, respiratory droplets 2002–04 SARS outbreak; China.
Sindbis fever Sindbis virus birds mosquito bite
Smallpox Variola virus possibly monkeys and horses spread from person to person quickly Last reported case in 1977; certified by WHO to be eradicated (i.e., eliminated worldwide) as of 1980.
Streptococcosis Streptococcus suis pigs direct contact with infected pigs or pork products, especially through cuts or abrasions, or inhalation of contaminated aerosols
Swine influenza A new strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (excludes H1N1 swine flu, which is a human virus)[ clarification needed ]pigs close contact 2009–10; 2009 swine flu pandemic; Mexico.
Taenia crassiceps infection Taenia crassiceps wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes contact with soil contaminated with feces
Tick-borne encephalitis Tick-borne encephalitis virus birds, rodents, horses tick bite (primarily by Ixodes ricinus )
Thogotovirus infection Thogotovirus livestock, humans tick bite
Toxocariasis Toxocara spp. dogs, foxes, cats ingestion of eggs in soil, fresh or unwashed vegetables or undercooked meat
Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma gondii cats, livestock, poultry exposure to cat feces, organ transplantation, blood transfusion, contaminated soil, water, grass, unwashed vegetables, unpasteurized dairy products and undercooked meat
Trichinosis Trichinella spp. rodents, pigs, horses, bears, walruses, dogs, foxes, crocodiles, birds eating undercooked meat
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis infected cattle, deer, llamas, pigs, domestic cats, wild carnivores (foxes, coyotes) and omnivores (possums, mustelids and rodents) milk, exhaled air, sputum, urine, faeces and pus from infected animals
Tularemia (rabbit fever) Francisella tularensis lagomorphs (type A), rodents (type B), birds ticks, deer flies, and other insects including mosquitoes
Valtice fever Bunyavirus rodentsmosquito bite [13]
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus horses, donkeys, zebras, birds, rodents mosquito bite
Wesselsbron disease Wesselsbron virus sheep, cattle mosquito bite
West Nile fever Flavivirus birds, horses mosquito bite
Western equine encephalitis Western equine encephalitis virus horses, birds mosquito bite
Yersiniosis Yersinia enterocolitica pigs, rodents, cattle ingestion of contaminated food or water
Zika fever Zika virus chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, monkeys, baboons mosquito bite, sexual intercourse, blood transfusion and sometimes bites of monkeys 2015–16 epidemic in the Americas and Oceania.

See also

References

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