Animal Contact & Human Health Resources

Animal Bite

• Centers for Disease Control
• The Humane Society of the United States
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• KidsHealth

Intestinal Illness

• Keeping Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry
• Healthy Pets, Healthy People
• Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings

Other Animal-related Illness

Healthy Pets, Health People Materials Available While Supplies Last – 3/23/2021

Choosing the right pet and staying safe while caring for and feeding pets helps to keep both pets and people healthy.  The CDC's Healthy Pets, Healthy People website (see link below) is a great resource for information about staying healthy around animals. The Virginia Food Protection Task Force now has laminated hard copies of materials from the CDC's Healthy Pets, Healthy People site available for veterinarians, local extension agents and pet food suppliers for both display and distribution to clients and customers.  Support for this offer comes from a cooperative agreement awarded to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Food Safety Program by the Food and Drug Administration. Materials available cover topic areas such as backyard flocks and Salmonella, safety around reptiles, pet food safety and general tips for staying healthy around pets.

These materials are available only while supplies last. Those interested in materials or further information should contact Christy Brennan, Virginia Rapid Response Team Coordinator, at  804-786-1585 or christy.brennan@vdacs.virginia.gov.

• Healthy Pets, Healthy People
• Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings
• Compendium of Measure to Control Chlamydia psittaci Infection Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis)
• Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel
• Diseases of nonhuman primates
• Brucella canis Infections in Humans
• Q Fever:  Coordinated Public Health and Animal Health Response