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Zoonotic infections in travelers to the tropics
Jonathan Sellman1, Jeff Bender
1Infectious Disease Section (111F), Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. jonathansellman@netscape.net
Primary Care
|April 12, 2003
Abstract:
Infections that normally occur in animal hosts, zoonoses are transmitted occasionally between animals and humans. Zoonoses occur worldwide, and the traveler may engage in activities increasing the risk of acquiring these otherwise rare infections. This article reviews selected zoonoses in the context of travel to the tropics.