Anthrax |
Bacillus anthracis |
livestock, wild animals, environment |
direct contact, ingestion, inhalation |
Animal influenza |
Influenza A viruses |
pigs, other livestock, humans |
direct contact |
Avian influenza |
Influenza A viruses |
poultry, ducks |
direct contact |
Bovine tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium bovis |
cattle |
unpasteurised milk, exposure to tuberculous animals |
Campylobacteriosis |
Campylobacter spp. |
poultry, farm animals |
direct animal contact, raw meat, milk |
Cat scratch fever |
Bartonella henselae |
cats |
bite, scratch |
Cowpox |
Cowpox virus |
rodents |
direct contact (usually with cats) |
Cryptosporidiosis |
Cryptosporidium spp |
cattle, sheep, pets |
contaminated water, direct contact |
Cysticercosis / Taeniasis |
Taenia spp. |
cattle, pigs |
raw/undercooked meat |
Erysipeloid |
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
pigs, fish, environment |
direct contact, fomites, environment |
Fish tank / swimming pool granuloma |
Mycobacterium marinum |
fish |
contact with fish or contaminated water |
Giardiasis |
Giardia spp |
humans, wildlife |
contaminated water, ingestion |
Haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) |
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli |
ruminants |
direct contact, foodborne |
Hantavirus syndromes |
Hantaviruses |
rodents |
aerosolised excreta |
Hepatitis E |
Hepatitis E virus |
pigs, wild boar, deer |
undercooked animal meats |
Hydatid disease |
Echinococcus granulosus |
dogs, sheep |
ingestion of eggs excreted by dog |
Leptospirosis |
Leptospira spp |
rodents, ruminants |
urine-contaminated water or direct contact |
Listeriosis |
Listeria spp. |
cattle, sheep, soil |
dairy produce, meat products |
Louping ill |
Louping ill virus |
sheep, grouse |
direct contact, tick bite |
Lyme disease |
Borrelia burgdorferi |
ticks, rodents, deer, sheep, small mammals |
tick bite |
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis |
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) |
rodents |
direct contact |
Orf |
Orf virus |
sheep, goats |
direct contact |
Ovine chlamydiosis |
Chlamydia abortus |
sheep, farm animals |
direct contact, aerosol |
Pasteurellosis |
Pasteurella spp |
dogs, cats, many mammals |
bite/scratch, direct contact |
Psittacosis |
Chlamydia psittaci |
psittacine birds, poultry, ducks |
aerosol, direct contact |
Q fever |
Coxiella burnetii |
cattle, sheep, goats, cats |
aerosol, direct contact, products of conception, fomites |
Rabies |
Rabies virus and other lyssaviruses |
bats only in the UK |
Bite or scratch |
Rat bite fever |
Streptobacillus moniliformis |
rats |
bite/scratch, milk, water |
Ringworm |
Dermatophyte fungi |
many animal species |
direct contact |
Salmonellosis |
Salmonella spp. |
poultry, farm animals |
direct animal contact, raw meat, other raw foods |
Streptococcal sepsis |
Streptococcus suis |
pigs |
direct contact, meat |
Streptococcal sepsis |
Streptococcus zooepidemicus |
horses |
direct contact |
Toxocariasis |
Toxocara canis/catis |
dogs, cats |
ingestion |
Toxoplasmosis |
Toxoplasma gondii |
cats, ruminants |
ingestion of faecal oocysts, meat |
Zoonotic diphtheria |
Corynebacterium ulcerans |
cattle, farm animals, dogs |
direct contact, milk |