Livestock

Public health

Pathology

Virus

Disease

Campylobacter

Q fever

Tuberculosis

Brucellosis

Veterinary medicine

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1

Bacteria

Biology

Outbreak

Virology

Geography

Veterinary public health

Ecology

Zoonosis

One Health

Campylobacteriosis

Zoonotic disease

Animal welfare

Forestry

Genetics

Medicine

Environmental health

Infectious Disease Reports

The aim of this paper is to review the most significant livestock-associated zoonoses. Human and animal health are intimately connected. This idea has been known for more than a century but now it has gained special importance because of the increasing threat from zoonoses. Zoonosis is defined as any infection naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. As the frequency and prevalence of zoonotic diseases increase worldwide, they become a real threat to public health. In addition, many of the newly discovered diseases have a zoonotic origin. Due to globalization and urbanization, some of these diseases have already spread all over the world, caused by the international flow of goods, people, and animals. However, special attention should be paid to farm animals since, apart from the direct contact, humans consume their products, such as meat, eggs, and milk. Therefore, zoonoses such as salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, tuberculosis, swine and avian influenza, Q fever, brucellosis, STEC infections, and listeriosis are crucial for both veterinary and human medicine. Consequently, in the suspicion of any zoonoses outbreak, the medical and veterinary services should closely cooperate to protect the public health.

Selected Livestock-Associated Zoonoses as a Growing Challenge for Public Health