Correction: Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel.

Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians: Veterinary Infection Control Committee 2015.

One Health: Veterinary Involvement and Zoonoses in Humans

Introduction: As veterinarians are often first to identify zoonotic disease events in animals, their involvement in One Health should be facilitated and strengthened by support from zoonotic disease surveillance systems and health regulations specific to zoonotic disease surveillance. Objectives: To identify relatable trends between the relationship of the number of active veterinary profession...

A Review of Equine Zoonotic Diseases: Risks in Veterinary Medicine

Zoonotic diseases, those that can be transmitted from animals to humans, are an ever-present threat in veterinary medicine. A number of zoonotic agents may be encountered in veterinary practice and the severity of human disease can range from mild to fatal. The risk of zoonotic infection cannot be completely eliminated. The goal of the veterinary practitioner should be to reduce the risk of dev...

A survey of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention practices.

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in King County, Washington, engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. Sample Population-Licensed veterinarians practicing clinical medicine in King County, Washington. PROCEDURES A survey was sent between September and November 2006 to 454 licensed vete...

Molecular Evidences of Ehrlichiosis as an Emerging Zoonotic Disease in Kerman City

Background and Aims: Ehrlichiosis is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the gramnegative coccid obligate intracellular bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae. Since the only available evidence in regard to monocytic Ehrlichiosis in Iran is related to dogs, the present study was designed to use the polymerase chain reaction assay for confirming the presence of Ehrlichia spp. in...