Role of Wildlife in Parasitic Zoonosis

Abstract

Zoonotic diseases are a group of communicable disorders caused by variety of pathogens of which 95% are helminthes. Zoonotic agents can spread by contaminated food and drink, direct contact with the animal, feces samples, animal excretions and secretions. The development of zoonotic spillover from the wildlife reservoir has been linked to a sharp increase in global human activity, human population growth, habitat encroachment, expanding deforestation and land use change, globalization of travel and trade, and rising need for an animal-based food system. Some of the zoonotic species are Echinococcosis