Surveillance system for infectious diseases of pets, Santiago, Chile.
Pet diseases may pose risks to human health but are rarely included in surveillance systems. A pilot surveillance system of pet infectious diseases in Santiago, Chile, found that 4 canine and 3 feline diseases accounted for 90.1% and 98.4% of notifications, respectively. Data also suggested association between poverty and pet diseases.
Chilean Society of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, Santiago, Chile.
Javier
J
López
Katia
K
Abarca
Jaime
J
Cerda
Berta
B
Valenzuela
Lilia
L
Lorca
Andrea
A
Olea
Ximena
X
Aguilera
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011203:Poverty; D015047:Zoonoses