Zoonotic disease in Scotland 2018

Zoonoses are diseases and infections that are naturally transmissible between vertebrate animals and humans.

This report summarises labor​​atory confirmed cases of selected zoonotic infections reported in Scotland, excluding the main gastro-intestinal pathogens which are covered in detail in separate surveillance reports.​

Erratum: An error has been noted in the figures for hydatid disease for 2015 – 2017. Previous data contained duplicate reports. This has been amended.