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spillover infection

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spillover infection
An infection that occurs when a relatively confined infection–eg, meningitis, pneumonia, deep-seated abscesses of liver or kidneys 'breaks into' the vascular space–due to enzymes released by PMNs, or other artifice–resulting in bacteremia
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The multiple outbreaks of NiV in Bangladesh, and the 2001 outbreak in West Bengal, show a continued risk for spillover infection between bats and humans in this region.
Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus gigantous), India by Epstein, Jonathan H.; Prakash, Vibhu; Smith, Craig S.; Daszak, Peter; McLaughlin, Amanda B.; Meehan, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (AIV) (H5N1) in domestic poultry in Asia with spillover infections in humans has raised concerns about the potential for a human pandemic (1).
Risk for avian influenza virus exposure at human-wildlife interface by Siembieda, Jennifer; Johnson, Christine K.; Boyce, Walter; Sandrock, Christian; Cardona, Carol / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, a distinct strain of rabies appears to be maintained independently in spotted hyenas, without causing them any clinical disease, and with no evidence of spillover infection or disease occurring in any other species (within the limits of current knowledge) (25).
Identifying reservoirs of infection: a conceptual and practical ... by Laurenson, M. Karen / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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