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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Domestic animals as carriers of animal diseases

Domestic animals as carriers of animal diseases

  • Domestic animals as vectors of animal disease
  • Domestic animals as vectors of disease

Broader

Vectors of animal diseases
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Infected animals
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Animal vectors of disease
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Narrower

Infected animal, meat and animal product shipments
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Infected pigs
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Infected horses
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Infected dogs
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Infected cattle
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Infected cats
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Infected birds
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Diseases of companion animals
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Infected sheep
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Aggravates

Fowlpest
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Aggravated by

Proliferation of pets
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International movement of animals as factor in animal diseases
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Feral cats
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Untreated animal excreta
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Difficulty in identifying carriers of animal diseases
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Reduced by

Excessive animal sanitary regulations in international travel
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Related

Zoonoses
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Wild animals as carriers of animal diseases
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Strategy

Studying domestic animals as vectors of animal disease
Yet to rate

Value

Disease
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Reference

Hickin, N: Pest Animals in Buildings: a world review
Okerman, Lieve: Diseases of Domestic Rabbits

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Animal husbandry » Animal husbandry
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Zoology » Animals
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D2746
    DOCID
    11427460
    D7NID
    134439
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020