Observation of practices at petting zoos and the potential impact on zoonotic disease transmission

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-15

  Weese, J Scott ^a   McCarthy, Lisa ^a   Mossop, Michael ^a   Martin, Hayley ^a   Lefebvre, Sandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOO ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CANADA; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OBSERVATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34250821013     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518572     Document Type: Article

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