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CROSS-SPECIES SPILLOVER [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Epidemiology
CONT

Regardless of transmission mode, the process by which a pathogen moves from one host population (or environmental reservoir) to another host population is referred to as spillover and arises from complex bidirectional interactions among people, animals, pathogen communities, and environments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Dans le contexte des zoonoses, la première étape dans l'émergence d'une épidémie est le saut d'espèce. Par exemple, le virus issu d'un réservoir animal peut contaminer les humains en passant par un hôte intermédiaire, appelé hôte amplificateur (civette, porc, volaille domestique).

Spanish

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