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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > animal diseases
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > animal diseases
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > animal diseases
social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > animal diseases
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > disease > animal diseases
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > animal diseases

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animal diseases  

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  • diseases of animals are of widespread importance, not least because many are zoonoses that are capable of ‘jumping’ the species barrier to human populations. Animal diseases have helped shape human history and cultural attitudes towards the environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; animal diseases]

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