ReviewOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2016
Human-livestock contacts and their relationship to transmission of zoonotic pathogens, a systematic review of literature.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of cattle on vector-borne disease risk to humans: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness of biosecurity interventions in reducing the transmission of bacteria from livestock to humans at the farm level: A systematic literature review.Zoonoses and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Major environmental and socioeconomic determinants of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil - a systematic literature review.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2020Pooled it
- Agricultural land-uses consistently exacerbate infectious disease risks in Southeast Asia.Nature communications · 2019Pooled it
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- Human-animal contact and zoonotic exposure from wild and domestic animals: A cross-sectional study in wildlife-rich areas of Bolivia, Chile, and Guatemala.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Zoonotic Transmission Assessment of Cryptosporidium spp. in Close Human-Pet Environments in Yunnan Province, China.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Veterinary Drug Residues in Food Chains: Sources, Exposure Pathways, Health Impacts, Mitigation, and Safety Assurance.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Prevalence and risk factors of neglected zoonoses in Ethiopian small ruminants: a focus on Q fever, brucellosis, chlamydiosis, and toxoplasmosis.One health outlook · 2026Article
- Comparison of zoonotic enteric disease outbreaks associated with ruminant and non-ruminant animal contact - United States, 2013-2021.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Human Health Risk Assessment of Informal Slaughter by Small-Scale Farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa, Focusing onVeterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- A socio-ecological approach to the determinants of animal health management: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Ribotyping for Accurate Identification of Infectious Bacteria in Animal-Derived Foods and Laboratory Samples: Implications for Human Health.Journal of tropical medicine · 2026Review
- Assessing hygiene and zoonotic risk perception in the Danube Delta: insights from the pre- and early-COVID-19 periods.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Global vaccination coverage and disease incidence in cattle, pigs, and poultry.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Domestic animals and hygiene on infants' risk of contact and exposure to animal faeces in urban neighbourhoods in Kenya: A mixed methods cohort study.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Methicillin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Postbiotics of Marine Origin and Their Therapeutic Application.Marine drugs · 2025Review
- Cultural and behavioral drivers of zoonotic disease transmission and persistence among diverse pastoralist communities in East Africa.One health outlook · 2025Article
- Swine production intensity and swine-specific fecal contamination of household surfaces at residences of industrial livestock operation workers and community residents, North Carolina, USA.The Science of the total environment · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMicro-organisms transmitted from vertebrate animals - including livestock - to humans account for an estimated 60% of human pathogens. Micro-organisms can be transmitted through inhalation, ingestion, via conjunctiva or physical contact. Close contact with animals is crucial for transmission. The role of intensity and type of contact patterns between livestock and humans for disease transmission is poorly understood. In this systematic review we aimed to summarise current knowledge regarding patterns of human-livestock contacts and their role in micro-organism transmission.
methodsWe included peer-reviewed publications published between 1996 and 2014 in our systematic review if they reported on human-livestock contacts, human cases of livestock-related zoonotic diseases or serological epidemiology of zoonotic diseases in human samples. We extracted any information pertaining the type and intensity of human-livestock contacts and associated zoonoses.
results1522 papers were identified, 75 were included: 7 reported on incidental zoonoses after brief animal-human contacts (e.g. farm visits), 10 on environmental exposures and 15 on zoonoses in developing countries where backyard livestock keeping is still customary. 43 studies reported zoonotic risks in different occupations. Occupations at risk included veterinarians, culling personnel, slaughterhouse workers and farmers. For culling personnel, more hours exposed to livestock resulted in more frequent occurrence of transmission. Slaughterhouse workers in contact with live animals were more often positive for zoonotic micro-organisms compared to co-workers only exposed to carcasses. Overall, little information was available about the actual mode of micro-organism transmission.
conclusionsLittle is known about the intensity and type of contact patterns between livestock and humans that result in micro-organism transmission. Studies performed in occupational settings provide some, but limited evidence of exposure response-like relationships for livestock-human contact and micro-organism transmission. Better understanding of contact patterns driving micro-organism transmission from animals to humans is needed to provide options for prevention and thus deserves more attention.
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