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- According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, and about 75% of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in nature.
- Zoonotic diseases, also called zoonosis, are illnesses caused by germs that are passed between animals and people.
- Among zoonosis that emerged or re-emerged recently, the UNEP counts
- Ebola,
- Bird flu (Avian Influenza),
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS),
- Rift Valley fever,
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),
- West Nile virus,
- Zika virus disease,
- COVID-19.
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