Zoonotic Diseases
Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system of warm blooded animals, including humans. The disease has a long incubation period (six months) and symptoms may take several weeks to appear after infection. However, once symptoms appear, rabies is always fatal in animals. more...
Brucellosis
Brucellosis is a contagious disease of livestock with significant economic impact. The disease is caused by various bacteria of the family Brucella, which tend to infect a specific animal species. However, most species of Brucella are able to infect other animal species as well. more...
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease of animals caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), which is closely related to the bacteria that cause human and avian tuberculosis. This disease can affect practically all mammals, causing a general state of illness, coughing and eventually death. more...
Listeriosis
Listeriosis usually results from infection by Listeria monocytogenes, a Gram positive Rod bacterium in the family Listeriaceae. more...
Lyme disease
Lyme disease results from infection by four closely related, microaerophilic spirochetes in the family Spirochaetaceae: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, B. afzelii, and B. japonica. more...
Q Fever
Q fever is a highly contagious zoonotic disease caused by the intracellular pathogen Coxiella burnetii. Many domesticated and wild animals including mammals, birds, reptiles and arthropods can carry C. burnetii. In most cases, the infection is asymptomatic, but abortions or stillbirths can occur in ruminants. more...