Cat-Associated Zoonoses

Kravetz, Jeffrey D.; Federman, Daniel G.

doi:10.1001/archinte.162.17.1945

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“…• Las personas que no hayan completado el esquema de vacunación en exposiciones anteriores, independiente del tiempo que haya transcurrido entre esa exposición y la exposición actual, deben recibir el esquema completo de 5 dosis animales en E.U.A., y en 90% de los casos la agresión es sobre los mismos dueños 44 . La mordedura en este caso es producida por dientes largos y aguzados, que pueden penetrar con mayor facilidad la piel y comprometer alguna articulación y llegar al periostio.…”

Section: Mordeduras Ocasionadas Por Gatosunclassified

Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales

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Rev. chil. infectol.

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Guidelines for management of animal bitesBites caused by pets or free living animal, including the so called exotic ones are a common cause of medical care request, although its real dimension has not been well defined in the local setting. This paper reviews the epidemiology of the topic placing emphasis in the initial approach and recomendations for the management of dog and cat bites. Due to increasing ownership or contact with other animals, management of bites from hamsters, mice, ferrets, rabbits, prairie dogs, monkeys, bats, lizards and bird bites is also discussed.

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Section: Mordeduras Ocasionadas Por Gatosunclassified

Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales

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Rev. chil. infectol.

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“…Approximately 400,000 cat bites occur each year in the US and account for 3%-15% of all animal bites (Kravetz & Federman, 2002). If each of the bites was perpetrated by a unique cat, the result would be 400,000 cats out of approximately 74 million owned cats, or a 0.005% rate of biting cats.…”

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Declawing has no effect on biting behavior but does affect adoption outcomes for domestic cats in an animal shelter

Fritscher

2016

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Declawing has no effect on biting behavior but does affect adoption outcomes for domestic cats in an animal shelter. Saethra Jade FritscherChair of the Supervisory Committee:Professor of Psychology and Adjunct Professor of Biology Michael Beecher PsychologyOpponents of declawing contend that it causes behavioral problems, whereas others, including the American Veterinary Medical Association, state that because destructive scratching is a risk factor for relinquishment and euthanasia, declawing is a reasonable alternative. If declawing causes behavior problems, the declawing of cats would put them at higher risk of surrender and euthanasia. If declawing does not cause behavior problems but it is assumed to, declawed cats could be at higher risk for lack of adoption and euthanasia at shelters.We compared the estimate of the percentage of declawed cats in the general population to that found in the shelter population. We also examined the possible relationships between declawing and biting behavior, length of stay in a shelter, and euthanasia. Finally, we compared the number of actual biting cats in the shelter to estimates of cats surrendered to shelters at large for the stated reason of biting. In post hoc exploratory analyses, in addition to declaw status, we included other variables that could contribute to predicting the likelihood of a cat biting, of being euthanized or of staying longer in a shelter. Biting behavior was operationalized as contact between a cat's teeth and a human such that the human's skin was broken.We found that declawed cats were significantly underrepresented in the shelter as compared to estimates in the population at large. We found no significant correlation between declawing and biting behavior, or between declawing and euthanasia. We found a significant increase in the length of time that declawed cats spend at the shelter before being adopted. We also found that biting behavior was rarer in the shelter cats than would be expected based on owner reports for reasons of surrender on average to a shelter. Exploratory analyses of variables contributing to the risks of biting, lack of adoption, and euthanasia revealed a number of alternative explanatory factors.

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“…Asimismo, se encontraron numerosas conductas de los niños IC con potencial riesgo para su salud, entre las que destaca limpiar las excretas de las mascotas, incluyendo excretas de gatos y tortuga, actividad de alto riesgo para adquirir toxoplasmosis y salmonelosis, respectivamente, y por tanto, explícitamente desaconsejada para pacientes IC 4,5,9,10,13,14 . También se detectaron conductas que ponen en contacto al niño con la microbiota del hocico del animal, así como el hábito de algunos niños de comer alimento de mascotas.…”

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“…Sin embargo, ellas exponen al ser humano a algunos riesgos para su salud, como infecciones, accidentes (principalmente mordeduras) y ciertas alergias 2,3 . Durante los últimos años se ha observado un aumento en el reconocimiento de infecciones transmitidas por mascotas, en parte debido a la incorporación de animales exóticos al ambiente domiciliario, así como al creciente número de pacientes inmunocomprometidos (IC), población con mayor riesgo de adquirir y desarrollar formas graves de estas zoonosis [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] .…”

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Tenencia y estado de salud de mascotas de niños inmunocomprometidos, con énfasis en enfermedades zoonóticas

Abarca

P²,

2011

Rev. chil. infectol.

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Objetive: To characterize pet ownership and pet health status in families of immunocompromised (IS) children, with emphasis in zoonotic diseases. Population and Methods: Families of IS children from two hospitals in Santiago, Chile, were interviewed and their pets were evaluated by veterinary examination, coproparasitologic and skin dermatophytes test. In specifi c cases, other laboratory tests were performed in IS children or their relatives. Results: 47 out of 70 contacted families had pets, 42 participated in the study. Several risk factors for IS children were observed, as having a turtle as a pet and to clean cat or turtle faeces. Lack of adequate veterinary control, immunizations and deparasitation of pets were observed. Some animals showed zoonotic diseases or agents, as Brucella canis, Cryptosporidium sp, Giardia intestinalis, Toxocara canis and scabies. 44% of dogs had ticks and 37% had fl eas, both potential vectors of infections. Conclusions: Our results suggest that policies to provide safer pet contact in IS children are needed.Key words: Pets, immunosupressed patients, zoonoses, pet related infections. Palabras clave: Mascotas, inmunodeprimidos, zoonosis, infecciones transmitidas por mascotas. Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileHospital Clínico, Departamento de Pediatría (KAV, JCLG). Hospital Veterinario PuenteAlto, Santiago, Chile (JLDP).Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago, ChileServicio de Pediatría (APD). IntroducciónS on bien conocidos los benefi cios que reportan a los niños en general, y a los enfermos crónicos en particular, la compañía de una mascota 1 . Sin embargo, ellas exponen al ser humano a algunos riesgos para su salud, como infecciones, accidentes (principalmente mordeduras) y ciertas alergias 2,3 . Durante los últimos años se ha observado un aumento en el reconocimiento de infecciones transmitidas por mascotas, en parte debido a la incorporación de animales exóticos al ambiente domiciliario, así como al creciente número de pacientes inmunocomprometidos (IC), población con mayor riesgo de adquirir y desarrollar formas graves de estas zoonosis 4-11 .Esta población de sujetos IC exige del equipo de salud un conocimiento de distintas situaciones de potencial riesgo sanitario, incluyendo aquellas relacionadas a la tenencia de mascotas y hace altamente deseable la existencia de recomendaciones médicas al respecto. A pesar de existir en Chile numerosos estudios en el área de zoonosis relacionadas a mascotas, no se han publicado guías específi cas respecto a su prevención, con la excepción de una relacionada al manejo de mordeduras por animales 12 . Un estudio concluyó, luego de una exhaustiva búsqueda en la literatura médica, que a nivel internacional existen escasas guías que den recomendaciones a pacientes IC en relación al cuidado de las mascotas 10 , siendo las dos guías más completas las elaboradas por el CDC de Atlanta, E.U.A., para pacientes sometidos a trasplante de precursores hematopoyéticos 13 y para pacientes infectados con VIH 14 . Este estudio documenta asimismo la escas...

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Cat-Associated Zoonoses

Cited by 65 publications

References 64 publications

Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales

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Declawing has no effect on biting behavior but does affect adoption outcomes for domestic cats in an animal shelter

Tenencia y estado de salud de mascotas de niños inmunocomprometidos, con énfasis en enfermedades zoonóticas

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