DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sajb.2025.v13i03.008

Pages: 355-362

Zoonotic diseases are widespread worldwide and represent an important source of infection transmitted directly or indirectly to humans. This article aimed to review the available literature on bacterial pathogens in wild and domestic animals and their significant public health concerns. The key to the transmission methods for infection with zoonotic bacterial pathogen were either by food or water borne, direct or indirect contact, aerosol inhalation, scratches or bites, animal’s secretions. Although infected animals may be asymptomatic, they can transmit the infection to humans. This can also cause economic losses due to high animal mortality rates or reduced production. Regarding its impact on public health, it was concluded that zoonoses cause high morbidity of severe human infections and even serious complications worldwide.