zoonoticadj.
/ˌzuː(ə)ˈnɒtɪk/, /ˌzəʊəˈnɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌzu(ə)ˈnɑdɪk/, /ˌzoʊəˈnɑdɪk/ Of or relating to a disease which can be transmitted naturally from animals to humans (cf. zoonosis n.). Also: designating such a disease.
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1877 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. (1878) 23 i. 522 Zoonotic diseases, such as hydrophobia and glanders.
1884 Jrnl. Cutaneous & Venereal Dis. 2 203 A group of zoonotic inflammations..due..solely to the direct operation of the virus upon the tissues of the skin.
1907 A. R. Edwards Treat. Princ. & Pract. Med. i. 107 Erysipeloid, a zoönotic affection.., occurs especially in persons whose occupation leads them to handle meat.
1956 Nature 3 Mar. 407/2 In searching for explanations of..zoonotic outbreaks, there are limitations in the taxonomic approach which should be borne in mind.
1998 T. C. Quinn & A. S. Fauci in R. M. Krause Emerging Infections xi. 330 HIV..appears to have had a zoonotic origin.
2013 Observer 10 Nov. (Tech Monthly Suppl.) 14/3 A successful zoonotic pathogen manages to jump from an animal to a person, invades their cells, replicates and then finds a way to transmit to other people.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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