Where do pets fit into human quarantines?
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.
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Veterinary Public Health & Rabies Control, 500 Building, Suite 105, 7601 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242, USA. pryan@dhs.co.la.ca.us
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