Learn about anthrax, tuberculosis, and salmonellosis, three significant bacterial diseases affecting wild and zoo animals. Understand their etiology, hosts, transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment to safeguard animal populations effectively.

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Zoos and wildlife parks serve as hubs for public recreation and education but can also pose public health risks due to potential transmission of zoonotic diseases by veterinarians who work closely with wild animals. Approximately 61% of infectious agents affecting humans are zoonotic in nature, with

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Zoonotic diseases pose a risk as they can be transmitted from animals to humans under natural conditions. Awareness of transmission routes is crucial. Direct contact, ingestion, aerosol, and indirect transmission through fomites or vectors are common means of spreading these diseases. Animals may no

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Raxibacumab is a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody designed to treat and prevent inhalational anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis. It targets the protective antigen component of the anthrax toxin, inhibiting its binding to cellular receptors and preventing toxin entry. Administered via IV infusion, Ra

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