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Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses): guidance, data and analysis

The diagnosis, management and epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.

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Zoonoses are infections that can pass between animals and humans.

You can get zoonotic diseases through direct contact with animals if you:

• work with animals
• have pets
• have hobbies that involve animals

You can also get some of these diseases from contaminated food or water.

Diagnosis and management

1. List of zoonotic diseases

   • 21 March 2013
   • Guidance

2. Zoonotic diseases: investigation guidelines

   • 6 July 2016
   • Guidance

3. Pet rats, mice, hamsters: reducing the risk of infection

   • 20 February 2013
   • Guidance

4. Q fever: good practice for farmers

   • 21 December 2015
   • Guidance

5. Farm visits: avoiding infection

   • 1 January 2014
   • Guidance

6. Salmonella: reducing infection from reptiles

   • 24 November 2014
   • Guidance

7. Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis): reducing the risk of human infection

   • 21 December 2015
   • Guidance

8. Health spa pedicures: preventing infections

   • 31 August 2011
   • Guidance

Data

1. Zoonotic diseases: surveillance of laboratory confirmed cases

   • 17 November 2010
   • Guidance

Epidemiology

Older data are available on the National Archives website

PHE and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also publish annual zoonoses reports.

1. Zoonoses report UK 2013

   • 22 July 2015
   • Research and analysis

• Published: 1 July 2014

• From: Public Health England