Zoonotic Diseases from Horses: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Worldwide, horses play critical roles in recreation, food production, transportation, and as working animals. Horses' roles differ by geographical region and the socioeconomic status of the people, but despite modern advances in transportation, which have in some ways altered humans contact with horses, potential risks for equine zoonotic pathogen transmission to humans occur globally. While previous reports have focused upon individual or groups of equine pathogens, to our knowledge, a systematic review of equine zoonoses has never been performed. Methods: Using PRISMA's systematic review guidelines, we searched the English literature and identified 233 previous reports of potential equine zoonoses found in horses. We studied and summarized their fi

SUBMITTER: Sack A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7339018 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature