Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Emerging diseases--what veterinarians need to know.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 1997
- Authors:
- Brown, C
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology · United States
Plain-English summary
Recent research highlights that new diseases affecting animals are becoming more common due to various changes in how germs spread. Factors like moving animals to new areas, environmental changes that help germs mix, and different farming practices are all contributing to this issue. With the human population growing rapidly and causing more ecological changes, it's likely that the spread of these germs will keep increasing. Veterinarians need to stay informed about these emerging diseases and their potential impact on animal health.
Abstract
The recent increase in emerging diseases can be attributed to a number of factors, all of which relate to some form of alteration in the way etiologic agents move around. Some of these factors responsible for altered agent trafficking include actual transport to a susceptible population or new species, environmental disruption that facilitates exchange of microbes, and a husbandry change that promotes new ways for microbes to move around. Given the exponential growth of the human population and all the attendant implications, including the mobility of this population, the ecological disruption that is accompanying the overall increase, and the necessity of exploring new agricultural technologies to feed a burgeoning population, it is a certainty that altered agent trafficking will not only continue but will undoubtedly increase. Veterinarians should be aware of the role they will be expected to play in this field.
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