Medical News Today: Human-Animal Diseases - Top Hotspots Around The World

A new international study has published a "top 20" list of geographical hotspots for human-animal diseases (zoonoses) such as tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever. According to the study, conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Institute of Zoology (UK) and the Hanoi School of Public Health in Vietnam, 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths every year.