Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Perspective
Risk of Importing Zoonotic Diseases through Wildlife Trade, United States
Boris I. Pavlin
, Lisa M. Schloegel, and Peter Daszak
, Lisa M. Schloegel, and Peter DaszakTable 2
Risk zoonoses capable of infecting the greatest number of imported mammal genera
| Pathogen | No. (%) affected genera* | No. (%) potentially affected genera† |
|---|---|---|
| Rabies viruses‡ | 78 (41) | 155 (82) |
| Bacillus anthracis | 57 (30) | 113 (59) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex‡ | 48 (25) | 124 (65) |
| Echinococcus spp. | 41 (22) | 89 (47) |
| Leptospira spp. | 35 (18) | 131 (69) |
| Brucella spp. | 32 (17) | 95 (50) |
| Francisella tularensis | 31 (16) | 115 (61) |
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus | 27 (14) | 91 (48) |
| Yersinia pestis | 24 (13) | 101 (53) |
| Coxiella burnetii | 20 (11) | 108 (57) |
*Risk zoonosis (relevant zoonotic disease at risk for importation into the United States) identified in genus; n = 190.
†Risk zoonosis identified in different genus within same family; n = 190.
‡Risk zoonoses, relevant zoonotic diseases at risk for importation into the United States. Refer to Table 1 footnote for explanation of pathogen complexes.
