met·a·zo·on·o·sis (m t  -z - n -s s, -z-n-)n. A zoonosis that requires both a vertebrate and an invertebrate host for completion of the life cycle of the infective organism. |
metazoonosis
a zoonosis transmitted to vertebrate hosts by invertebrates. It depends on the invertebrate vectors or other intermediate hosts to complete the life cycle. Rift Valley fever, babesiosis and fascioliasis are examples.
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