About 60% of existing & 75% newly emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic

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About 60% of existing and 75% of newly emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, which are infections that are spread between people and animals.

"One Health" stakeholders are now meeting in Windhoek to address shared health threats, including zoonotic diseases in the city.

Petronella Masabane, Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Health, says even though Namibia has managed to control diseases such as malaria morbidity and mortality, HIV prevalence, and infant and child mortality rates, zoonotic diseases have not received enough attention.