Emergent zoonoses are appearing more and more frequently, and this trend is conditioned by the development of todays society. The most important factors of emergence include socio-demographic changes, climate change and human impact on the environment, as well as the adaptation of microorganisms. Such social and civilizational development trends will certainly continue, so it is important for public health at the global level to focus scientific research on such diseases. A typical example of emergent zoonoses is the appearance of emergent coronaviruses that have caused SARS, MERS and COVID-19 in almost identical patterns in the last two decades. Coronaviruses cause diseases in various species of animals and humans, and are extremely prone to mutations, so that their interspecific transmission is a constant danger, which has been confirmed in the development of these diseases. Moreover, for all three causative agents, the reservoirs were bats and were adapted and successfully transmitted to humans via an animal species that acted as an intermediate host. They then continued to spread among humans causing diseases with primarily respiratory clinical signs and high mortality. Despite the fact that this identical recurrent pattern of emerging coronavirus zoonosis was recorded in 2003. with the appereance of SARS and confirmed in 2012. with the appereance of MERS, and despite warnings from the world scientific community, the global health system and society as a whole welcomed the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in almost three million deaths so far and incalculable social and economic consequences. Given that the trend of more frequent occurrence and spread of emergent zoonoses will continue in the future, experience to date indicates that it is necessary to establish new systems for responding to such challenges. The only way is to implement the doctrine of "One Health" in the daily work of experts from different disciplines who can then, through close cooperation at the regional and global level, find a common answer to future challenges in preserving human and animal health. emergent zoonoses, coronavirus, SARS, MERS, COVID-19