Spillover infection

Spillover infection, also known as pathogen spillover and spillover event, occurs when a reservoir population with a high pathogen prevalence comes into contact with a novel host population. The pathogen is transmitted from the reservoir population and may or may not be transmitted within the host population.[1] Due to climate change and land use expansion, the risk of viral spillover is predicted to significantly increase.[2][3]

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