Table 3.
Specific animals that are susceptible to human pathogens.
| Animal | Pathogen |
|---|---|
| Guinea pig | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Junín virus | |
| Influenza virus | |
| Treponema pallidum | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | |
| Syrian hamster | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Nipah virus | |
| Hendra virus | |
| West Nile virus | |
| Ebola virus | |
| Marburg virus | |
| Rift Valley fever virus | |
| SARS-CoV | |
| Prions | |
| Yellow fever virus | |
| Influenza A virus | |
| Clostridium difficile | |
| Helicobacter | |
| Leishmania | |
| Babesia | |
| Marmoset | MERS-CoV |
| Coxiella burnetii | |
| Influenza A virus | |
| Marburg virus | |
| GB virus B | |
| Yellow fever virus | |
| Herpes simplex virus 1 | |
| Francisella tularensis | |
| Zika virus | |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | |
| Ferret | Influenza A virus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | |
| SARS-CoV | |
| Nipah virus | |
| Hendra virus | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | |
| Woodchuck | Woodchuck hepatitis virusa |
| Mongolian gerbil | Helicobacter pylori |
| Hepatitis E virus | |
| Naked mole rat | Herpes simplex virus type 1 |
| African green monkey | Nipah virus |
| Zika virus | |
| Simian immunodeficiency virusb | |
| SARS-CoV-2 | |
| MERS-CoV | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | |
| Dengue virus | |
| Machupo virus | |
| Yersinia pestis | |
| Leishmania | |
| Anthrax | |
| Lemur | Hymenolepis nana |
| Encephalitozoon intestinalis | |
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | |
| Baboon | Cryptosporidiosis |
| Pertussis | |
| Ebola virus | |
| Zika virus | |
| Plasmodium knowlesi | |
| Vole | SARS-CoV |
| Puumala virus | |
| Prions | |
| Chinese hamster | SARS-CoV-2 |
| SARS-CoV | |
| Civet | SARS-CoV |
| Rotavirus | |
| Lyssavirus | |
| Mink | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Hepatitis E virus | |
| Influenza A virus | |
| SARS-CoV-2 | |
| Streptococcus phocae | |
| Tree shrew | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus | |
| Epstein–Barr virus | |
| Hepatitis B virus | |
| Hepatitis C virus | |
| Hepatitis E virus | |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | |
| Zika virus | |
| Influenza A virus | |
| Herpes simplex virus | |
| Dengue virus | |
| Collaborative cross or diversity outbred mice | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |
| Ebola virus | |
| SARS-CoV | |
| SARS-CoV-2 | |
| Zika virus | |
| West Nile virus | |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Note: a, surrogate animal model for HBV infection; b, simulated AIDS.