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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. disease reservoirs

Preferred term

disease reservoirs

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Animate or inanimate sources which harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs should be distinguished from vectors and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • reservoir hosts
  • reservoirs (disease)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34044

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