Sentences with phrase «other fomites»

Litter boxes, dishes, and other fomites should be sanitized separately from those used for the general population.

The intestinal form is passed with the oral contact via feces, infected soil or other fomites (contagious objects or substances that may carry the virus).

Not exact matches

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association «parvo can survive in the environment for long periods of time, greater than or equal to 1 year in soil,» therefore, 2 years should be OK, BUT, parvo can be caught in so many other ways, think fomites like tires, shoes etc. that there is never a guarantee a puppy will not get it.

Fomites on food and water bowls, airborne particles, feathers, feces, and other items that have been in contact with a bird with psittacosis can all infect healthy birds.

In a few cases of confirmed canine influenza, severely ill animals have been treated in intensive care units where separate air space was not possible, and no transmission was observed to other dogs in the ward (very strict attention was paid to fomite control).

If dogs must be treated in the same air space as other animals, strict attention to fomite control is still a worthwhile precaution, although it will not eliminate all risk of spread.

When dogs who are at risk of viral shedding or developing illness are placed for adoption, adopters should be clearly advised (verbally and in writing) of the possible risk to other dogs and warned to keep the dog strictly isolated - including fomite control - from other dogs until the recommended quarantine and / or isolation period has passed.

More specifically, the virus can be transmitted through the feces of infected dogs, infected bitches and through indirect fomites (surfaces or other objects that contain the virus).