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Table 1. Recent zoonotic agents identified.Agent Identified Common illness in humans Common illness in animalsCryptosporidium parvum 1976 Profuse and watery diarrhea Diarrhea in calvesEbola virus Hemorrhagic fever and death Hemorrhagic fever and death(high case-fatality rate) in primatesHanta virus Fever and hypotension NoneCampylobacter spp. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever NoneEscherichia coli O15 82 Hemorrhagic enterocolitis NoneBorrelia burgdorferi 1982 Arthritis and skin rash Arthritis in companion animalsEhrlichia chaffeensis 1987 Fever, headache and malaise NoneAnaplasma phagocytophilum 1990 Fever, headache and malaise Fever, lethargy in dogs and horsesBartonella henselae 1992 Lymphadenitis and fever Rare illness in cats, feverSin nombre virus (Hanta virus) 1993 Pulmonary syndrome, fever, myalgias NoneHendra virus 4 Pneumonia/encephalitis Respiratory disease and death inhorsesWest nile virus Fever, encephalitis Fever, muscle tremors, encephalitisNipah virus Encephalitis NoneSARS-coV 003 Pneumonia None134 <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Security</strong>: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense

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