“…The driving forces of zoonotic disease emergence and their main impacts.Exotic animals previously not in contact with humans are now directly exposed to or interacting with humans Animals normally in high canopy locations suddenly at ground level near humans Petting zoos and social media promote petting, touching, feeding, and taking selfies with animals[25,26,53,55,56] Climate Change Increased number of vectors, and vector reproduction and activity Loss of habitats and preferred climates lead to more vectors entering human housing Switching of hosts due to changes in migratory patterns[82,83,89,90,95] Deforestation Loss of biodiversity allows for pathogens to overshadow areas Ecological landscape disruption removes habitat layers of forest and encourages animal migration towards urban developments Loss of canopy layer of the forest removes protection from sun and rainfall, causing soil erosion ponds that breed vectors Higher potential for zoonotic spillover[33,44,45,47,48,51] Conceptualization, M.M.E., S.T., L.L. and A.S.; methodology, M.M.E., S.T., L.L.…”