Medical Microbiology

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OtherZoonoses

(Fordetailsseethecorrespondingchapters)

Viralzoonoses Hantavirusandotherbunyavirusinfections;infectionsby

alphavirus,flavivirus,andarenavirus.

Bacterialzoonoses Ehrlichiosis;erysipeloid;campylobacteriosis;catscratch

disease;leptospirosis;anthrax;ornithosis;rat-bitefever;

rickettsioses(varietyoftypes);tularemia;gastroenteritis

causedbyVibrioparahaemolyticus;gastroenteritiscaused

byYersiniaenterocolitica.

Protozoanzoonoses African trypanosomosis(sleeping sickness);American

trypanosomosis (Chagas disease);babesiosis;balanti-

dosis;cryptosporidosis;giardiosis;leishmaniosis;micro-

sporidosis;sarcocystosis;toxoplasmosis. "

Tab. 1. 10 Continued:ExamplesofZoonoses

Zoonoses Pathogen Reservoirhosts Transmission

Protozoanzoonoses

Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma

gondii

Domesticcat,

sheep,pigs,other

slaughteranimals

Postnataltoxoplasmosis:

oral;prenataltoxoplas-

mosis:diaplacental

Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium

hominis;

C.parvum

Cattle(calves),

domesticanimals

Ingestionofoocysts

Helminthiczoonoses

Echinococcosis Echinococcus

granulosus,

Echinococcus

multilocularis

Dog,wildcanines,

fox

Ingestionofeggs

Taeniosis Taeniasaginata,

Taeniasolium,

Taeniaasiatica

Cattle,buffalo,

pigs

Pigs,cattle,goat

Ingestionofmetaces-

todeswithmeat

Zoonosescausedbyarthropods

Pseudoscabies Sarcoptesspp.;

mitespecies

fromdomestic

animals

Dog,cat,guinea

pig,domestic

ruminants,pig

Contactwithdiseased

animals

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