Table 1.

Global morbidity and mortality from zoonotic diseases

	Morbidity		Mortality
	Cumulated	Annual	Cumulated	Annual
SARS coronavirus	8273	..	..	..
Highly pathogenic avian influenza	610	..	360	..
Ebola virus	2288	..	1531	..
Japanese encephalitis virus	..	50 000	..	10 000
Rabies	..	20 million receiving PEP	..	59 000

..= no data. SARS=severe acute respiratory syndrome. PEP=post-exposure prophylaxis.7, 8, 9