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(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

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zoonosis

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/zəʊ.ˈɒn.ə.sɪs/

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(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

Japanese Meaning

動物から人へ感染する病気（狂犬病や炭疽病など）

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Public health officials cautioned that the virus's spread in bats could lead to a zoonosis affecting nearby communities.

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公衆衛生当局は、コウモリの間でウイルスが広がると、近隣の地域に影響を及ぼす人獣共通感染症を引き起こす可能性があると警告した。

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(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.” His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans.

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zoonoses

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