abstract:A panzootic (from Greek παν pan all + ζόιον zoion animal) is an epizootic (an outbreak of an infectious disease of animals) that spreads across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide. The equivalent in human populations is called a pandemic.
The currentH5N1panzooticin birds, which began in mid-2003 in partsofSouth-East Asia, has been accompanied by a fewanecdotalreportsof H5N1 infection in domesticcats.