Table 1:
Key zoonotic diseases with CNS manifestations
| Pathogen Type | Animal Reservoir | Zoonotic Species or Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Viral | Bats | Rabies virus (RABV) |
| Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) | ||
| Hendra virus (HeV) | ||
| Nipah virus (NiV) | ||
| SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 | ||
| Bats, primates, duikers | Ebola virus (EBOV) | |
| Marburg virus (MARV) | ||
| Primates | Herpes B virus | |
| Rodents | Hantavirus | |
| Poultry, swine | Influenza A virus (H1N1, H1N2, H3N2, H5N1, H7N9) | |
| Bacterial | Ruminants | Brucella species |
| Leptospira interrogans | ||
| Coxiella burnetii | ||
| Rabbits, rodents | Francisella tularensis | |
| Poultry | Chlamydia psittaci | |
| Fish | Streptococcus iniae | |
| Parasitic | Felines | Toxoplasma gondii |
| Swine | Taenia solium | |
| Sheep, cattle | Echinococcus species | |
| Fungal | Bats, birds, various mammals | Histoplasma capsulatum Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptococcus gattii |