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Best Practices for Planning Events Encouraging Human–Animal Interactions
Author(s) -
Erdozain G.,
KuKanich K.,
Chapman B.,
Powell D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/zph.12117
Subject(s) - yersinia enterocolitica , transmission (telecommunications) , campylobacter , zoonotic disease , biology , human disease , cryptosporidium , listeria monocytogenes , salmonella , salmonella enterica , zoonosis , disease transmission , cryptosporidium parvum , yersinia , environmental health , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , virology , medicine , feces , bacteria , genetics , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Summary Educational events encouraging human–animal interaction include the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. It is estimated that 14% of all disease in the USA caused by Campylobacter spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli ( STEC ) O157, non‐O157 STEC s, Listeria monocytogenes , non‐typhoidal Salmonella enterica and Yersinia enterocolitica were attributable to animal contact. This article reviews best practices for organizing events where human–animal interactions are encouraged, with the objective of lowering the risk of zoonotic disease transmission.