Infectious diseases. Call of the wild.
Zoonoses are infections acquired from animals. The most worrying are those that jump the species barrier and then pass from human to human, such as swine flu. The human animal infections and risk surveillance group was set up in 2004 to improve the process of spotting infections, assessing risk and responding. The Health Protection Agency is working with veterinary colleges to prepare for newer and unrecognised infections.
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D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000821:virology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*