A Review of Zoonotic Disease Threats to Pet Owners: A Compendium of Measures to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Non-Traditional Pets Such as Rodents and Other Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Backyard Poultry, and Other Selected Animals

Detección molecular de coinfección por Ehrlichia canis y Ehrlichia ewingii en un perro en Ecuador

“…El traslado de animales de compañía entre regiones, países y continentes, el comercio internacional de animales y la importación ilegal de mascotas son una puerta de entrada para la propagación de patógenos zoonóticos y sus vectores [9,16,18,19,24,30]. Más allá del interés que representa este caso desde el punto de vista clínico, la detección de ADN empleando cebadores específicos para E. ewingii sugiere la presencia de este patógeno fuera de su rango de distribución y, aunque no existe información documentada que indique la existencia en Ecuador de las garrapata Amblyomma americanum, que sirve de vector para este hemoparásito, no debe descartarse la posibilidad de una eventual introducción del patógeno por importación legal o no de mascotas con infección crónica y de allí a garrapatas locales como la garrapata de la costa del Golfo, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844, cuya presencia si está registrada para Ecuador y que pudiera tener competencia vectorial para E. ewingii.…”

Fur, Fin, and Feather: Management of Animal Interactions in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities

“…However, not all facilities surveyed had a handwashing policy specific to including animals in RACF; this lack is concerning. This lack of policy becomes increasingly problematic when raw-fed animals are permitted to visit because handwashing reduces the risk of foodborne illness [ 42 , 43 ]. As noted earlier, feeding raw meat diets to dogs and cats is associated with foodborne illnesses such as Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), and Campylobacter [ 44 , 45 ].…”

“…Similarly, the presence of reptiles, rodents, poultry, and other species that commonly carry Salmonella spp. is increasingly problematic when coupled with a lack of handwashing policy [ 43 , 49 ].…”

Monkeypox infection: The past, present, and future

“…A smallpox vaccine protects against monkeypox, although it is presently only used in clinical trials. To prevent infection with the monkeypox virus, several steps can be followed such as (1) Avoiding animal contact that may carry the virus, including sick or dead animals found in monkeypox-infected areas, (2) Avoid direct contact with any objects that have been in contact with an infected animal, (3) Separate sick individuals from those who could be at risk, (4) Use proper hand sanitation after coming into contact with infectious humans or animals, (5) during care of an infected person use personal protective equipment (PPE) [32] , [33] , (6) Cook all items containing animal meat or components thoroughly, (7) Make use of condoms and barrier methods during intercourse [34] . If a person is found positive for MPXV, he or she should be housed in a separate room and not allowed to move outside.…”