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Zoonotic parasitic infection remain a major global public health challenge, posing a major public health burden worldwide. Zoonotic parasites are species capable of infecting humans with severe clinical manifestations and, in some cases high mortality rates. Various animals serve as natural reservoir for a wide range of parasitic pathogens. Factors such as Urbanization, poor sanitation and hygiene, and close contact between reservoir hosts, intermediate hosts and humans significantly contribute to the transmission of zoonotic parasitic infections between animals and humans. This review article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the transmission, life cycle, pathogenesis, and diagnostic approaches of clinically important zoonotic parasites including Toxoplasma gondii, Echinococcus granulosus, Leishmania donovani and Cryptosporidium parvum, with particular emphasis on their global disease burden, clinical severity and high prevalence.