Public Health for Veterinarians

     The human-animal connection

Animals have always served as disease vectors for humans. While the threat is ancient, the focus on these diseases is emerging. Birds, livestock and other mammals, reptiles and insects are known to carry these emerging infectious diseases.

In the news:

• H1N1 and pets    Animal Influenza Reporting Form (pdf)
  • Oregon cat first in US to die from H1N1 (pdf) (November 2009)
  • More ferrets in Oregon get swine flu from owners (pdf) (November 2009)
  • Pets and H1N1 influenza
• Two cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) reported in Oregon (2009)
• Cryptococcus: Often-fatal airborne fungus turns up in Oregon (Feb. 2009)
• MRSA: Deadly bacteria MRSA is spreading (Feb. 2009)
• Salmonella in pet treats: FDA Salmonella outbreak information (Jan 2009)    Salmonella reporting form

Animals, insects and perhaps yet-unidentified species may be vectors of emerging disease.

Diseases     Cryptococcosis     Lyme Disease     Chlamydophila psittaci     Pets and patients with HIV (.pdf)     Companion Animal Parasite Council   West Nile Virus      West Nile virus disease page      Testing and Reporting      Activity   Rabies      Rabies disease page      Rabies Compendium      Rabies Vaccination Certificate (.pdf)      Rabies Multi-use Vaccine Certificate (.pdf)   Reporting Results       Canine Veterinary Diseases       Feline Veterinary Diseases       Canine Zoonotic Diseases       Feline Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance Projects       Cryptococcus surveillance       Cryptococcus investigation form       MRSA November 2008       Testing for leptospiriosis   Veterinary Reporting  Use this form when animal/human disease transmission is suspected.   Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory form. Please use this form when submitting samples.   Animal Influenza Reporting Form (pdf)

Compendia 2008

     Animals in Public Settings

     Users Guide for the Petting Zoo Compendium 2009.

     Psittacosis Compendium

         Psittacosis Veterinarian Report Form

         Avian Chlaymidiosis fact sheet

     Rabies Compendium

     Human Rabies Prevention, United States, 2008

     Veterinary Standard Precautions Compendium

         Model Infection Control Plan

CD Summary issues

     Animal Bites -  May 26, 2009   July 25, 2006

     Avian Influenza

     Hanta Virus

     Lyme Disease

     Plague

     Salmonella & Chicks

     Tick Bites  

     West Nile Virus

     Zoonoses I: Lyme disease and Bacterial Pet-Borne Infections

     Zoonoses II: Parasitic Infections