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Zoonoses: The Ties that Bind Humans to Animals

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Animals are all around us. We overlap with them in environments across the globe, which leads to myriad interactions, including shared infectious and parasitic diseases. Such diseases, known as zoonoses, are the focus of Zoonoses: The Ties that Bind Humans to Animals
                                                                                                                                                           

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Animals are all around us. We overlap with them in environments across the globe, which leads to myriad interactions, including shared infectious and parasitic diseases. Such diseases, known as zoonoses, are the focus of Zoonoses: The Ties that Bind Humans to Animals. Within its pages, the authors describe the nature and transmission of zoonoses, discuss the diseases of greatest concern, detail different protective measures… 170 p.

Series: Enjeux sciences

Original Title: ‘Les zoonoses : ces maladies qui nous lient aux animaux’

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Gwenaël Vourc’h.  INRAE researcher interested in the ecological conditions that promote disease transmission between animals and humans.
  • François Moutou. DVM, he is an epidemiologist at the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA); he works on various diseases common to humans and animals to better understand and prevent them. On the mammal side, he has worked on bats in Réunion and follows carnivore issues in France.
  • Serge Morand. He is a research director at CNRS (UMR MIVEGEC) and an associate researcher at CIRAD (UMR ASTRE). He is based in Thailand at the Faculty of Veterinary Technology of Kasetsart University and is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine of Mahidol University. Et al…
  • Publication date (digital english version): 2022-12 – Quae; Copyright © Éditions Quæ, 2022.