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Zoonosis

Zoonosis is any infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

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General
Daniel Shapiro's Zoonosis Web Page
Zoonoses and Veterinary Public Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
[PDF] Common Zoonoses in Agriculture
[PDF] Diseases Acquired from Animals - Australia
Diseases People Catch From Their Pets
Emerging Zoonoses
Animal Health Disease Cards - FAO United Nations
Zoonoses: Animals Can Make You Sick
Glossary for Zoonotic Diseases
Center for Zoonoses Research - University of Illinois

Ruminants
Diseases Acquired From Sheep and Goats
[WORD] Major Zoonoses of Ruminants - University of Pennsylvania
Zoonotic Diseases of Ungulates
Zoonotic Diseases - Pipestone Vet Supply
Zoonotic Infections Associated with Keeping Cattle and Sheep in The UK

Of Concern to Pregnant Women
Zoonotic Health Concerns of Pregnant Women - South Dakota State University
Advice to Pregnant Women During Lambing Season - Scotland
Pregnant Women in Lambing Season FAQ
Dangers to Pregnant Women in the Lambing Barn
Lambing and Pregnant Women - Country Doctor

Specific Diseases

Anthrax
CDC Anthrax
[PDF]Anthrax Backgrounder - American Veterinary Medical Association
How Anthrax Works - howstuffworks.com

Brucellosis
Brucellosis: Essential data
[PDF] Brucellosis in Sheep and Goats

Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease)
Johne's Information Center
Johne's Disease: The International Perspective
Paratuberculosis Awareness & Research Association (PARA)

Q-fever
Q-fever - CDC

Ringworm
Ringworm FAQ
Ringworm: a persistent fungus

Soremouth (orf)
Orf - article by Lana H. Haweyek, MD.
Contagious Ecthyma or Orf

Biosecurity
Biosecurity updates from the AVMA
[PDF] Biosecurity Concerns for Sheep and Goat Herds
Biosecurity in the Sheep Flock - Ontario, Canada
Biosecurity - Pipestone Vet Supply
[PDF] Preventing the Spread of Animal Disease - Applications for Youth Livestock Shows
[PDF] Biosecurity on U.S. Sheep Farms (a report)

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Last updated 08-Feb-2006 by Susan Schoenian.

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