Issues surrounding transmissions of infectious agents from animals (wild and domestic) to humans have become an increasingly important topic of discussions not only among clinicians and scientists but also in the general public. A search in the PubMed data base (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) using the key word "zoonoses" reveals a signif?cant increase in publications over the years. For example, as of June 1, 2016, an astounding 1,338 papers have been published on zoonoses in 2015 alone, compared to 836, 537, and 362 papers in 2010, 2005, and 2000, respectively. It is therefore not surprising that existing books about zoonoses need to be frequently updated in order to provide readers with information about the most recent research f?ndings and developments in this f?eld.
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