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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > Diseases Transmitted by Pets

ASPCA: "Diseases (Animals to Humans)" Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please Click Here" > "VII. Dogs and Cats"

Centers for Disease Control > http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People >
Browse by Disease

Search by Animal ("Some animals carry germs that can be passed to humans. Learn what germs your pets and other animals can carry.")

Keep Pets Healthy

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection
(Diseases transmitted by dogs (roundworm), cats, fish, birds; those at highest risk--children under 5, HIV, organ transplant recipients)

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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Centers for Disease Control For People at Extra Risk:
Organ Transplant Patients
Preventing Infections from Pets: A Guide for People with HIV Infection
Infants and Young Children
Pregnant Women and Toxoplasmosis (Also see Toxoplasmosis)

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection
(Diseases transmitted by dogs (roundworm), cats, fish, birds; those at highest risk--children under 5, HIV, organ transplant recipients)

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American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health Compendium of Measures To Prevent Disease and Injury associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2003: Full Text (HTML) | Print Version (PDF)

U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy
Stay healthy at animal exhibits this summer!

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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > Raw Food Diets

U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy
FDA ISSUES SAFETY GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF RAW MEAT FOR PET DIETS

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American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health
Psitticosis (Avian Chlymidiosis)

Avian Influenza: FAQ | Backgrounder (PDF)
(updated 14 Jun 2002)

Centers for Disease Control > http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People > Search by Animal > Birds

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Urban Wildlife—Our Wild Neighbors > Urban Canada Geese >
Canada Geese and Public Health

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > Raw Food Diets

American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health
BiosecurityBSE-Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
Emerging Issue: Arizona alert (13 Oct 2003) "Final tests show no foot-and-mouth disease in U.S. cattle"
Food safety:
– Cooking hamburger (11 Aug 1998)
– Preventing foodborne illness (29 Sep 2000)
Foot and mouth disease updates (updated 23 Jan 2002)
Judicious therapeutic use of antimicrobials (Nov 2001)

Centers for Disease Control > http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People >
Browse by Disease > BSE, mad cow disease

PBS > Nova Online > Food Safety Tips

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Research Information Office

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American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health > Monkeypox

Centers for Disease Control Monkey Pox

American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > Is Rabies a Threat to My Pet?

American Humane
http://www.americanhumane.org > protecting animals > care and issues > safety > rabies > Rabies-10 ways to reduce the risk of rabies

ASPCA: "Rabies" Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please Click Here" > "VII. Dogs and Cats"

American Veterinary Medical Association What you should know about rabies

American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health > Rabies

American Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org > Care for Animals > Animated Journeys > Pet Health > General Illnesses > Rabies

Bat Conservation International, Inc. http://www.batcon.org/ > Discover > Rabies Info

Centers for Disease Control http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People > Rabies Infection and Animals

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
Bats
Raccoon

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection

Ohio Wildlife Center
http://www.ohiowildlifecenter.org > Research > Wildlife Research >
Rabies Revisited
Raccoon Rabies Report (Sept. 1997)

U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Preventing the Westward Spread of Rabies
The Rabies Management Challenge

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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Centers for Disease Control http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People >Salmonella Infection (salmonellosis) and Animals

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Wildlife > Issues Facing Wildlife > Captive Exotics and Wild Animals as Pets
Wildlife > Wildlife News > Pet Reptile Linked to Salmonella Death

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > Tick Transmitted Diseases

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Cat Articles >
Diseases Transmitted By Pets
Preventing the Spread of Toxoplasmosis

ASPCA: Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please Click Here" > "V. Cats - Health Problems"
"Cat Feces, A Health Risk"
"Cat Scratch Disease"

ASPCA: "Ringworm" Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please Click Here" > "VII. Dogs and Cats"

American Veterinary Medicine Association What you should know about toxoplasmosis
American Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org > Care for Animals > Animated Journeys > Pet Health > General Illnesses > Toxoplasmosis

Centers for Disease Control http:www.cdc.gov > Healthy Pets Healthy People >
Diseases from Cats > Pregnent Women and Toxoplasmosis
"People are probably more likely to get toxoplasmosis from gardening or eating raw meat than from having a pet cat."
For People at Extra Risk: > Infants and Young Children

Kids Health Cat Scratch Disease

Mayo Clinic Dogs, cats and other pets: Protect your family from infection

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy

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American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles > West Nile Virus

American Veterinary Medical Association What you should know about West Nile virus
American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health > West Nile virus

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) West Nile Virus (Tips for prevention; maps of activity; news highlights, etc.)

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Urban Wildlife—Our Wild Neighbors > West Nile Virus

U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service >
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus PDF

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Centers for Disease Control What Every Pet Owner Should Know About Roundworms and Hookworms

American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Dog Articles >Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Into the Woods We Go!
(Poison Ivy substances, etc. on pet's coat can be harmful to humans)

American Veterinary Medical Association www.amva.org > News > Public Health
Biosecurity
Chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Monkeypox
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Miscellaneous Topics

Compendium of Measures To Prevent Disease and Injury associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2003: Full Text (HTML) | Print Version (PDF)
(Provides info. about preventing illnesses & injuries associated with presenting pets and wildlife for education, pet therapy, pet & wildlife visitations, etc. Ed.)

ASPCA: "Ringworm" Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please Click Here" > "VII. Dogs and Cats"

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