Zoonose
Zoonose (grek. zoon animal + grek nosos maladia) es un maladia infectiose, causate per bacterios, viruses, priones, fungos (microbic) o parasitos, que normalmente infecta animales ma tamben pote esser transmittite a homines. Un tal dispersion pote esser o directe o indirecte p.ex. via aqua, comestibiles o vectores como rattos, vespertilions, porcos, pulices, muscas, culices o zeccas e multe alteres.
Plure maladias tamben pote esser transmittite ab homines a animales, zoonose reverse p.ex tuberculose, salmonella e mycoses e echinococcose.

Zoonoses bacterial importante: 
tuberculose, salmonella, campylobacteriose, peste, tularemia, anthrace, 
brucellose, listeriose, (febre undulante), EHEC (Enterohemorrhagic Esherichia coli) Q-febre ornithose

Zoonoses viral importante: 
rabies, influensa de aves (p.ex. variante H5N1)

Zoonoses prionic importante 
Encephalopathia spongiforme bovin

Zoonoses fungal importante 
tinea

Zoonoses parasitari importante: 
trichinose, toxoplasmose, echinococcose

 H. Krauss, A. Weber, M. Appel, B. Enders, A. v. Graevenitz, H. D. Isenberg, H. G. Schiefer, W. Slenczka, H. Zahner: Zoonoses. Infectious Diseases Transmissible from Animals to Humans. 3rd Edition, 456 pages. ASM Press. American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC., USA. 2003. ISBN 1-55581-236-8

Medicina veterinari
Maladias animal