EAG IV was expected to develop a review of
the bacterial zoonoses transmitted via companion animals, an overview of the existing surveillance and legislation on bacterial diseases transmitted by companion animals, and a list of key areas for improvement in research surveillance, education, advocacy and intervention.
Traditionally, the most common
bacterial zoonoses include bite wound infections (Pasteurella multocida and Capnocytophaga canimorsus), cat scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) and campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. upsaliensis) in household pets; salmonellosis (S. enterica) in cold - blooded animals as well as in various mammalian and avian species; and psittacosis (Chlamydophila psittaci) in birds.
May Chu, chief of the diagnostic reference section of
the bacterial zoonoses branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Fort Collins, Colorado, deals with Y. pestis on a regular basis.
Not exact matches
For viral,
bacterial and parasitic infections and for each group of pathogens, the five diseases ranking highest as
zoonoses were retained.
During the first year of CALLISTO, the bacteriology experts (EAG IV) selected 12 major
bacterial and fungal
zoonoses based on a thorough review of the current scientific literature.