Diseases occurring in animals which are kept by humans can have severe impacts on the agriculture and aquaculture sectors, on public health, on the environment and on biodiversity.
Féadfaidh galair atá ar ainmhithe a choimeádann daoine tionchar díobhálach a imirt ar earnálacha na talmhaíochta agus an dobharshaothraithe, ar shláinte phoiblí, ar an gcomhshaol agus ar bhithéagsúlacht.