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. 2023 Feb 13:11:1133330.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133330. eCollection 2023.

Zoonosis-Why we should reconsider "What's in a name?"

Balbir B Singh  1   2   3 , Michael P Ward  2 , Polychronis Kostoulas  4 , Navneet K Dhand  2
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Zoonosis-Why we should reconsider "What's in a name?"

Balbir B Singh et al. Front Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: classification; definition; etymologia; history; zoonosis.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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  • Editorial: Zoonoses - a one health approach.
    Singh BB, Somayaji R, Sharma R, Barkema HW, Singh B. Singh BB, et al. Front Public Health. 2023 Dec 4;11:1332600. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1332600. eCollection 2023. Front Public Health. 2023. PMID: 38111479 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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