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Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses): guidance, data and analysis

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Public Health England
Part of:
Animal and plant health and Infectious diseases
Published:
1 July 2014
Last updated:
23 June 2017, see all updates

The diagnosis, management and epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.

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, or via insects such as ticks.

Zoonotic diseases

  1. List of zoonotic diseases

    • Guidance

Investigating and managing risk

  1. Zoonotic diseases: investigation guidelines

    • Guidance

  2. Pregnancy: advice on contact with animals that are giving birth

    • Guidance

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

    • Guidance

  4. Q fever: good practice for farmers

    • Guidance

  5. Farm visits: avoiding infection

    • Guidance

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

    • Guidance

  7. Salmonella: reducing infection from reptiles

    • Guidance

  8. Health spa pedicures: preventing infections

    • Guidance

Epidemiology

Quarterly surveillance reports for zoonotic infections are published in the Health Protection Report.

  1. Zoonoses: UK annual reports

    • Research and analysis

Data

  1. Zoonotic diseases: surveillance of laboratory confirmed cases

    • Guidance
Contents

Document information

Published: 1 July 2014

Updated: 23 June 2017

+ full page history

  1. Added zoonoses report UK for 2015.
  2. First published.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Public Health England

Part of: Animal and plant health Infectious diseases