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Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on October 24, 2006
Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdl035
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© The Author 2006, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved

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Where do pets fit into human quarantines?

C. Patrick Ryan 1 *

1 Chief Veterinarian, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Veterinary Public Health & Rabies Control, 500 Building, Suite 105, 7601 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
C. Patrick Ryan, E-mail: pryan{at}dhs.co.la.ca.us


  Abstract

Currently, there are over 400 viral zoonoses in the world. In addition, there are numerous bacterial zoonoses. Of the emerging diseases, <75% are zoonoses. The potential for household transmission through pets is now being considered in any new disease when information is incomplete regarding potential hosts, and the risk for interspecies transmission is unknown. The possible role of household pets in disease transmission in community-based quarantines has previously been overlooked.

Keywords: emerging diseases, pets, quarantines, zoonoses.
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