title: Zoonoses of rabbits and rodents.
abstract: Millions of households in the US own rabbits or rodents, including hamsters, guinea pigs, and gerbils. Activities such as hunting and camping also involve human interactions with wild rabbits and rodents. In many environments, feral rabbits and rodents live in close proximity to humans, domesticated animals, and other wildlife. Education of rodent and rabbit owners and individuals with occupational or recreational exposures to these species is paramount to reduce the prevalence of zoonoses associated with rabbit and rodent exposure.
authors.affiliation: Office of Laboratory Animal Care, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. wahill@utk.edu
authors.forename: William Allen
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Julie Paige
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000635:transmission; D057805:Pets; D011817:Rabbits; D012377:Rodentia; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*