Abstract
We analyzed a database of mammal-virus associations to ask whether surveillance targeting diseased animals is the best strategy to identify potentially zoonotic pathogens. Although a mixed healthy and diseased animal surveillance strategy is generally best, surveillance of apparently healthy animals would likely maximize zoonotic virus discovery potential for bats and rodents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 743-747 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology