Infectious Diseases

Zoonoses Resources

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The health and welfare of animals is central to Defra's work of protecting and improving livestock and controlling and eradicating disease. Defra provides information on notifiable animal diseases, zoonoses, and veterinary surveillance in Great Britain.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/

Surveillance of animal diseases

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/index.htm

UK Zoonoses Trends and Sources data

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/trends-sources.htm

Disease Profiles

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/

Pet diseases

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/petanimals/index.htm

The Pet Travel Scheme

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/index.htm

DACTARI (Dog and Cat Travel and Risk Information)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/veterinary/dactari/index.htm

Fallen Stock

http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/livestock/fallen-stock/index.htm

International animal health

The OIE (the World Organisation for Animal Health) requires that each Member Country reports animal diseases, including those which are transmissable to humans, that it detects on its territory. The OIE then disseminates the information to other countries, which can take the necessary preventive action.

http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm

Human and animal zoonoses reports and surveillance data

Data and annual reports

Health and Safety Executive information sheets

Leptospirosis - are you at risk? http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg84.pdf
Common Zoonoses in Agriculture http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais2.pdf
Avoiding ill health at open farms - Advice to Farmers (with teachers supplement) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais23.pdf

Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group

This is a multi-agency and cross-disciplinary horizon scanning group with members from the HPA, Defra, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), and the Department of Health (DH), and is chaired by the HPA's Department of Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (EIZ) at the Centre for Infections.

HAIRS group

Risk assessments

Palmer S, Brown D, Morgan D. "Early qualitiative risk assessment of the emerging zoonotic potential of animal diseases" British Medical Journal 2005 Nov 26;331(7527):1256-60.

Open access article at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7527/1256

UK Zoonoses Group

The UK Zoonoses Group brings together health and veterinary professionals from central and local government and the devolved administrations to advise Agriculture and Health Ministers on zoonoses issues.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/index.htm

North West Zoonoses Group (NWZG)

Deals with issues of zoonotic disease in north-west England

http://www.northwest-zoonoses.info/


Last reviewed: 6 October 2008



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