11-Aug-2025
Zoonotic Diseases
Science & Technology
Why in News?
A recent study revealed that over 9% of the Earth’s land faces a high risk of zoonotic diseases and introduced an epidemic risk index combining zoonotic risk with countries' preparedness.
- Zoonotic Diseases: Zoonotic diseases can be caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi—examples include anthrax, influenza (H1N1, H5N1), Nipah, Covid-19, brucellosis, tuberculosis, Ebola and SARS.
- Disease Burden: Responsible for 2.5 bn cases and 2.7 mn deaths annually.
- Latin America (27%), Oceania (18.6%), Asia (7%) and Africa (5%) have significant regional vulnerabilities.
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