Livestock Zoonotic Infections Down 38 Percent

EghtesadOnline: Cases of livestock infections causing zoonotic diseases such as rabies, brucellosis, anthrax, foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease fell by 38% during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), compared with the similar period of last year, the head of Iran Veterinary Organization said.

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18 August 2018

Alireza Rafieipour also told IRNA that due to preventive and hygienic measures taken by IVO, the figure had also dropped by 22% last year compared with the year before. Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can be transmitted to humans by animals (usually vertebrates), according to Financial Tribune.