title: Medical surveillance of animal handlers.
abstract: Medical surveillance, with well-documented procedures and benefits, is well-established in general industry. The same cannot be said in the field of animal handling. This chapter presents general principles of and reasons for medical surveillance and explores past practices and current thought related to animal handler surveillance.
mesh_terms: D017750:Animal Technicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration