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• a  of or relating to or constituting zoonosis
  the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic

• Sinai's researchers will be able to monitor the population in the Pantanal for zoonotic diseases, providing a needed early warning system for new and emerging pathogens.
• Of the 1,400 or so recognized human pathogens, 61% are classified as zoonotic, or naturally communicable between animals and people.
• That research, initially hailed as a breakthrough in establishing the zoonotic origins of SARS, resulted in the Guangdong government temporarily banning the sale of civets.

News & Articles

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• Connecticut sees worst West Nile season ever
  Theodore G. Andreadis, chief medical entomologist and department head of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationâÄôs Center for Vector and Zoonotic diseases, collects mosquitoes from a gravid trap.
  June 11, 2013 - The Norwalk Citizen

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• Sam Brownback in Kansas City Star
  I'm very pleased the Appropriations Committee saw fit to fully fund this year's request for funds for NBAF,Sen. Sam Brownback said. "It's important this project moves forward quickly. We need this facility to study zoonotic diseases to...
• Margaret Chan in Malaysia Star
  We can be virtually certain that zoonotic diseases will continue to emerge. We must be ready for them,Dr. Shigeru Omi said at Monday's opening session.