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World Zoonoses Day 2024 - July 06

July 9 , 2024 138 days 267 0
  • On July 6, 1885, French Biologist Louis Pasteur administered a rabies vaccine to a young boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • Zoonosis or Zoonotic diseases refer to the infections or infectious diseases that originate from animals.
  • All the diseases that exist to date, about 60 percent of them are zoonotic in nature.
  • About 70 percent of the emerging infections have their origin in animals.

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