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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Domestic animals as carriers of animal diseases

Domestic animals as carriers of animal diseases

  • Domestic animals as vectors of animal disease
  • Domestic animals as vectors of disease

Narrower

Infected animal, meat and animal product shipments
Presentable
Infected sheep
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Fowlpest
Presentable

Aggravated by

Proliferation of pets
Presentable
International movement of animals as factor in animal diseases
Presentable
Feral cats
Presentable
Difficulty in identifying carriers of animal diseases
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Excessive animal sanitary regulations in international travel
Presentable

Related

Zoonoses
Presentable
Wild animals as carriers of animal diseases
Presentable

Strategy

Studying domestic animals as vectors of animal disease
Yet to rate

Value

Disease
Yet to rate

Reference

Hickin, N: Pest Animals in Buildings: a world review
Okerman, Lieve: Diseases of Domestic Rabbits

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020