Pets and urban pests, including backyard #pets and working animals, pose a #risk of transmitting zoonotic #germs to humans, according to a review in Science Translational Medicine.

The risk of #zoonotic spillover from pets is underappreciated, but it can enable the spread and evolution of #pathogens, making it a significant health #threat.

Cats, including free-roaming and feral ones, can act as a link in the chain of infections of the #bacterium causing #plague, highlighting the importance of keeping #cats indoors.

https://www.sciencealert.com/pets-pose-a-serious-health-threat-weve-overlooked-study-warns