PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ZOONOTIC DISEASES

• Zoonotic diseases are infections transmissible between vertebrate animals and humans; ~75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic.
• A Lok Sabha reply by the Ministry of Science & Technology (11 March 2026) detailed India's surveillance and case data for KFD, Leptospirosis, Scrub Typhus, Nipah, CCHF, West Nile and Rabies.
• For UPSC, the topic intersects public health (GS-II/III), One Health governance, biosecurity and S&T preparedness post-COVID-19.