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Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses): guidance, data and analysis

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Infectious diseases
• Published: 1 July 2014

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

   • 21 March 2013
   • Guidance

Investigating and managing risk

1. Zoonotic diseases: investigation guidelines

   • 6 July 2016
   • Guidance

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

   • 18 January 2017
   • 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. Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis): reducing the risk of human infection

   • 21 December 2015
   • Guidance

7. Salmonella: reducing infection from reptiles

   • 24 November 2014
   • Guidance

8. Health spa pedicures: preventing infections

   • 31 August 2011
   • Guidance

Epidemiology

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

Older data are available on the National Archives website

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

1. Zoonoses summary report UK 2014

   • 29 December 2015
   • Research and analysis

2. Zoonoses report UK 2013

   • 22 July 2015
   • Research and analysis

Data

1. Zoonotic diseases: surveillance of laboratory confirmed cases

   • 17 November 2010
   • Guidance

Document information

Published: 1 July 2014

From: Public Health England

Part of: Infectious diseases