Enzootic is the non-human equivalent of
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
and means, in a broad sense, "belonging to" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular
geography
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...
,
race,
field
Field may refer to:
Expanses of open ground
* Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes
* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
* Battlefield
* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
* Meadow, a grass ...
, area, or
environment; native to an area or scope.
It also has two specific meanings:
* an organism being "''enzootic''" means native to a place or a specific fauna
* in
epizoology Epizootiology, epizoology, or veterinary epidemiology is the study of disease patterns within animal populations.
See also
* Epizootic
* Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns a ...
, an infection is said to be "''enzootic''" in a population when the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs (''cf''.
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
).
See also
*
Epizootic
In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek: ''epi-'' upon + ''zoon'' animal) is a disease event in a nonhuman animal population analogous to an epidemic in humans. An epizootic may be restricted to a specific locale (an "outbreak"), general (an "epi ...
Biodiversity
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