zoonosis
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zoonosis (plural zoonoses)
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.
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The European Union also banned importation of prairie dogs in response. citation While largely seen by exotic pet owners and vendors as unfair, the monkeypox scare was not the only zoonosis incident associated with prairie dogs.
The lethal viral diseases are believed to have resulted from an "accidental" jump of the virus from a species in which it is benign to a new one that is not accustomed to it (see zoonosis ).