All creatures great and minute: A public policy primer for companion animal zoonoses

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 385-401

  Reaser, J K ^a,b   Clark Jr , E E ^c   Meyers, N M ^b  

^a Ravens Ridge Farm   (United States)

^b Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council   (United States)

^c The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Pets; Policy; Prevention; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; EXOTIC SPECIES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 51349123051     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01123.x     Document Type: Review

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