World Zunoses Day 2025 is on 6 July to spread awareness about diseases that can pass between animals and humans. This teaches us how to prevent these diseases and tell us why it is important to keep both people and animals healthy. In this article, we will find out the major details of this day. In 2025, this day reminds us to stay safe and prevent these diseases from spreading.
World Zoonoses Day 2025
Every year on July 6, World Zunoses Day is held to help people understand diseases that spread from animals to humans and how they stop them. These are called zunotic disease. They are caused by germs such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. People can catch them due to touching them or being near animals such as chickens, mice, frogs, lizards or insects. Sometimes, these diseases spread by mosquito bites. Covid-19 is an example that possibly began in bats.
What is a zoonotic disease?
The word “zunoses” two Greek words “zoon” means animal, and “nosos” meaning disease. So, a zoonotic disease is a disease that can spread between animals and humans. These diseases can return from animals to people, and sometimes from people to animals. Most of them come from animals that have spine, such as dogs, cows, birds or bats. According to the World Health Organization, more than 61% of human pathogens originate from zoonotic.
History of world zoonoses day 2025
Every year on 6 July, we remember the world Zunoses Day. This day is important because it reminds us how science helped save life. In 1885, a scientist named Louis Pasteur gave a boy the first rabies vaccine, which was bitten by a sick dog. The vaccine worked, and the boy became better. This is why we now have World Zoonoses Day to teach people about diseases that can spread from animals to humans. This also shows us how things like vaccines, hygiene and more learning about animals can help us stay safe and healthy.
World Zoonoses day 2025 theme
The official theme for World Zunoses Day 2025 has not been announced yet. In recent years, subjects such as “One World, One Health: Remote Zunoses” (2023) and “prevent the spread of zunotic diseases” (2024) highlight the importance of working together to prevent diseases passing by people from animals. We will update this article as soon as 2025 themes are available.
Importance of world zoonoses day 2025
Spread awareness Helps people to learn about zoonotic diseases – which can spread between animals and humans.
Celebrates science Honors of Louis Pasteur’s first successful rabies vaccine in 1885, which saved a life and replaced the drug forever.
Promises protection Encourages tasks such as vaccination, hygiene and living to report outbreaks to stop quickly.
Supports ‘one health’ Reminds us that humans, animals and environmental health are all connected.
Prepare the world With most new diseases coming from animals, it pushes for strong health systems and teamwork across the countries.
