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Global assessment of zoonotic diseases
August 1 , 2025
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- The first comprehensive global assessment of zoonotic diseases listed as priorities by the WHO (excluding COVID-19).
- The Zoonotic diseases (also known as zoonoses) are caused by germs that spread between animals and people.
- Globally, 9.3% of the land surface is at high (6.3%) or very high (3%) risk of disease outbreaks.
- Latin America and Oceania (18.6%) are the most at-risk regions, followed by Asia (6.9%) and Africa (5.2%).
- About 3% of the world’s population resides in high or very high-risk zones; 20% lives in medium-risk areas.
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