Pathways to zoonotic spillover
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 502 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.45
Authors: Raina K. Plowright, Colin R. Parrish, Hamish McCallum, Peter J. Hudson, Albert I. Ko, Andrea L. Graham & James O. Lloyd-Smith
Zoonotic spillover, which is the transmission of a pathogen from a vertebrate animal to a human, presents a global public health burden but is a poorly understood phenomenon. Zoonotic spillover requires several factors to align, including the ecological, epidemiological and behavioural determinants of pathogen exposure,
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Raina K. Plowright Colin R. Parrish Hamish McCallum Peter J. Hudson Albert I. Ko Andrea L. Graham James O. Lloyd-Smith Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research