Citation

Mattix ME, Zeman DH, Moeller R, Jackson C, Larsen T. Clin. Lab. Med. 2006; 26(2): 445-89, x.

Affiliation

Regional Western Pathologies, 6941 Bristol Lane, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA. rwpath@montanadsl.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cll.2006.03.010

PMID

16815461

Abstract

We live in an era of emerging infectious diseases and the threat of bioterrorism. Most of the infectious agents of modern concern, from plague to avian influenza H5N1, are zoonotic diseases: infectious agents that reside in quiet animal reservoir cycles that are transmitted occasionally to humans. The public health, health care, and veterinary communities have an enormous challenge in the early recognition, reporting, treatment, and prevention of zoonotic diseases. An intimate understanding of the natural ecology, geographic distribution, clinical signs, lesions, and diagnosis of these diseases is essential for the early recognition and control of these diseases.

Language: en