title: [Zoonotic infectious diseases].
abstract: To effect a structured review about what emerging zoonoses represent, we present the following aspects in a deliberately biased way: firstly, by way of introduction, we discuss certain concepts and characteristics common to the profile of an emergent agent; secondly, we comment on the factors that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic infections at present; and finally, we describe the surveillance, medical practice and laboratory work in this area.
authors: Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España. eiros@med.uva.es
authors: José M
authors: JM
authors: Eiros Bouza
authors: José A
authors: JA
authors: Oteo Revuelta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology