{"id":6783,"date":"2024-06-24T07:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T05:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneuna.org\/news\/quali-zoonosi-animali-selvatici\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:37:06","slug":"wildlife-and-zoonotic-diseases-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneuna.org\/en\/news\/wildlife-and-zoonotic-diseases-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife and zoonotic diseases: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s look at what zoonotic diseases are, how they can be transmitted from wild animals to humans and, above all, how they can be prevented.<\/p>\n

Zoonoses are \u201cinfections or diseases that can be transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans<\/em>\u201d (EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority). The most common routes of transmission are the consumption of contaminated food and contact with infected animals<\/strong>, especially wildlife.<\/p>\n

The spread of zoonotic diseases involves three main elements: the pathogen, the vector and the animals on which that vector feeds. The most common vectors are mosquitoes and ticks, both of which can be effectively avoided by following a few simple precautions.<\/p>\n

Other zoonoses, however, may be invisible to the naked eye and require particular care, as well as specific laboratory testing. This is the case with trichinellosis, caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella, which are found mainly in the muscles of wild animals such as wild boar.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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