The case also showed that if humans and animals interact too closely, some diseases may jump from one group to the other. Well-known illnesses shared in common by man and beast include rabies and avian flu.
這個病例也顯示，人類與野生動物如果太過緊密相處，部分傳染病菌是可能相互感染的。有名的人畜共通疾病除了「狂犬病」和「禽流感」外，靈長類最容易感染的則是「開放性肺結核」。