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Zoonoses

Zoonoses or zoonotic diseases are those which can be transmitted directly from animals to humans, infection that can be acquired indirectly from the environment by humans from animals, and diseases which have an animal reservoir, but require an arthropod (insect, mite, or tick) to transmit the disease to humans.

Zoonoses or zoonotic diseases are all the diseases collectively as described above. A single disease, such as rabies, is called a zoonosis or zoonotic disease.

Sites in Zoonoses

Daniel Shapiro's Zoonosis Page
Lists zoonoses associated with each animal species.

WHO/OMS: Zoonoses
Factsheets and publications concerning several zoonotic diseases.

Zoonoses Manual
Extensive article from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.

CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Parasitic Pathways - Animals
Factsheets and articles on parasitic zoonoses.

Zoonoses Acquired from Pet Primates
Discusses several monkey and ape borne zoonotic diseases.

The European Committee - Food Safety - Zoonoses
Includes directives, white papers, reports, and articles.

North West Zoonoses Group
UK organization. Includes membership, reports, disease information, and surveillance information.

New York State Department of Health Zoonoses Program
Features factsheets, guidelines, resources, and newletters.

Defra, UK - Disease Surveillance and Control - Zoonoses
Includes reports and disease information.

Emerging Zoonoses
Paper on new zoonoses from the CDC.

WHO: Zoonotic Diseases: Animal and Food-related Health Risks
Features factsheets, meetings, reports, issues, and publications.

Health Protection Agency: Zoonoses
UK information and response center for surveillance and control of infectious diseases. Includes zoonoses factsheets, reports, and articles.

CDR Weekly: Zoonoses
Reports on common animal associated infections in England and Wales.

Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division
Includes factsheets, disease information, information for veterinarians, and the oral rabies vaccination program for wildlife.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland - Zoonoses
Features publications and factsheets.

Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife
Discusses several zoonoses carried by wild animals.

University of Illinois Center for Zoonoses Research
Includes news, research, disease factsheets, and upcoming events.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Zoonosis Program
Factsheets on hantavirus, west nile virus, plague, rabies, and tick-borne diseases.

About.com: Zoonotic Diseases
Disease information on several zoonoses.

Animal Health, Emerging Animal Disease (AHEAD)
Federation of American Scientists' project for proactive surveillance of zoonoses and other animal diseases. Includes information on rabies, West Nile fever, ehrlichiosis, equine encephalitis, anthrax, Pfiesteria, "mad cow" disease, deformed frogs, and diseases of both wildlife and farm animals.

Ohio Depratment of Health: Zoonotic Diseases
Includes forms, factsheets, links, and publications.

State of WashingtonZoonotic and Vector-borne Disease Program
Provides technical assistance and training to local health departments, veterinarians, and the public on the transmission, prevention, control, and epidemiology of diseases transmitted to humans from insects and animals.

Postgraduate Medicine: Zoonotic Infections from Pets
Discusses several pet borne diseases by species of animal.

CDC - Healthy Pets, Healthy People
Extensive directory of zoonotic disease related factsheets, articles, prevention tools, resources, and news reports.

Zoonotic Diseases Tutorial
Zoonotic diseases are diseases caused by infectious agents that can be transmitted between (or are shared by) animals and humans. Features detailed information on many of organisms.

Society for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology
Features publications, events, research, and publications.

Zoonotic Disease
Extensive directory of diseases listed by animal reservoir.

Salmonella and Other Zoonoses: The Basics
Discusses salmonellosis and other zoonoses carried by reptiles and other pets.

Zoonoses of House Pets Other Than Dogs, Cats and Birds
Article by Bruno B. Chomel, DVM PhD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.

Melissa Kaplan's Herps, Zoonoses and Related Human Health Concerns
Direcotry of articles and factsheets on pet related zoonoses focussing on salmonella in iguanas.

AVMA Public Health Information
Publications and links from the American Veterinary Medical Association on "Mad Cow Disease", psittacosis, rabies, and other zoonoses.

Larva Migrans and Echinococcus Hydatidosis
Features treatments, causes, and prevention.

Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Programme
Includes activities, publications, factsheets, and meetings. In Greek and English.