Zoonotic Diseases Direct Contact and Fomite These diseases may be spread by bites, scratches, or direct contact with of Companion animal tissues or fluids (e.g., urine, feces, saliva). Disease transmission Animals may also occur indirectly through contact with contaminated objects or surfaces (fomites), such as cages, aquaria, bowls, or bedding. Routes of Transmission • Acariasis (mange) • Lymphocytic • Pasteurellosis • Brucellosis Choriomeningitis • Plague This handout lists • Cat Scratch Disease • Melioidosis • Q Fever potential routes of • Dermatophytosis • Monkeypox • Rabies transmission of select zoonotic diseases • Glanders • Mycobacteriosis • Rat Bite Fever between animals and humans. • Influenza • Methicillin-Resistant • Salmonellosis • Leptospirosis Staphylococcus • Sporotrichosis aureus (MRSA) • Tularemia Additional routes may occur between animals. Oral These diseases can be transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with a pathogen. This typically occurs from fecal contamination from unwashed hands or soil contact. • Baylisascariasis • Echinococcosis • Toxocariasis • Campylobacteriosis • Giardiasis • Toxoplasmosis • Cryptosporidiosis • Hookworm Infection • Trichuriasis • Escherichia coli • Leptospirosis • Tularemia O157:H7 • Salmonellosis • Yersiniosis Aerosol These diseases can be transmitted through the air by droplet transfer, fluids aerosolized from an animal to a person (e.g., sneezing or cough) or by aerosolized materials which are inhaled. • Bordetella Infection • Leptospirosis • Q Fever • Cryptococcosis • Melioidosis • Tularemia • Hantavirus • Plague • Influenza • Psittacosis Vector-borne These diseases are transmitted by an arthropod vector. FLEAS TICKS TRIATOMINE • Plague • Ehrlichiosis (“kissing bugs”) • Trypanosomiasis College of Veterinary Medicine MOSQUITOES • Lyme Disease Iowa State University • Rocky Mountain (Chagas disease) • West Nile Encephalitis Ames, Iowa 50011 Spotted Fever Phone: (515) 294–7189 SAND FLIES • Tularemia FAX: (515) 294–8259 • Leishmaniasis E–mail: [email protected] Web: www.cfsph.iastate.edu © 2013 Zoonotic Diseases Dogs Brucellosis Leptospirosis Mange (acariasis) of Companion Campylobacteriosis Larva Migrans: Rabies Dermatophytosis Hookworms Salmonellosis Animals (ringworm) Roundworms Ectoparasites: fleas, ticks Whipworms By Animal Species Cats This handout lists Campylobacteriosis Ectoparasites: fleas, ticks Rabies select zoonotic diseases Cat Scratch Disease Larva Migrans Salmonellosis that may be carried by Cryptococcosis Mange (acariasis) Sporotrichosis companion animals Dermatophytosis Plague Toxoplasmosis and potentially (ringworm) Q Fever transmitted to humans. Ferrets and Rabbits Ferrets Roundworms Pasteurellosis Most zoonoses can be Campylobacteriosis Salmonellosis Salmonellosis prevented when proper Dermatophytosis Tuberculosis Tularemia precautions are taken. (ringworm) Rabbits Yersiniosis Ectoparasites: fleas Cheyletiellosis Influenza Dermatophytosis Rabies Ectoparasites Rodents Gerbils Hamsters Hedgehogs Mice and Rats Ectoparasites Campylobacteriosis Dermatophytosis Ectoparasites Leptospirosis Dermatophytosis (ringworm) Dermatophytosis Salmonellosis (ringworm) Lymphocytic (ringworm) Tularemia Ectoparasites choriomeningitis Leptospirosis Guinea Pigs Leptospirosis Salmonellosis Lymphocytic Campylobacteriosis Lymphocytic Yersiniosis choriomeningitis Chlamydiosis choriomeningitis Pasteurellosis Dermatophytosis Mange (acariasis) Rat bite fever (ringworm) Pasteurellosis Ringworm Ectoparasites Salmonellosis Salmonellosis Lymphocytic Tularemia Yersiniosis choriomeningitis Prairie Dogs Pasteurellosis Ectoparasites Salmonellosis Monkeypox Sarcoptic mange Plague Tularemia Pet Birds Campylobacteriosis Newcastle disease Salmonellosis Cryptococcosis Pasteurellosis Tuberculosis Ectoparasites Psittacosis College of Veterinary Medicine Reptiles and Amphibians Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 Campylobacteriosis Mycobacteriosis Salmonellosis Phone: (515) 294–7189 FAX: (515) 294–8259 Aquarium Fish E–mail: [email protected] Chlamydiosis Erysipeloid Melioidosis Web: www.cfsph.iastate.edu Cryptosporidiosis Mycobacteriosis Salmonellosis © 2013.