Director of infectious diseases for the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois.
AMA J Ethics. 2024 Feb 1;26(2):E103-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.103.
Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human. Of all emerging pathogens studied, zoonoses are the majority. As was seen with SARS-CoV-2, zoonoses can cause enormous morbidity and mortality around the world. Curbing these infections is of great interest, but combatting infections that start in various animal species comes with a multitude of challenges.
人畜共患病是指从动物传染给人类的传染病。在所有研究过的新发病原体中，人畜共患病占大多数。正如 SARS-CoV-2 所显示的那样，人畜共患病会在全球范围内造成巨大的发病率和死亡率。遏制这些感染非常重要，但要应对从各种动物物种开始的感染，会带来许多挑战。
