Fish/Amphibians/Reptiles
Bacterial etiology of fish tank finger
Mycobacterium
Bacterial cause of rat bite fever
Streptobacillus moniliformis (North America)
Spirillum minus (Asia)
Allergic reactions to rabbits, dogs and cats are:
Rare or Well documented
Well documented
Disease caused by a bacterial agent that we are tested for annual and our NHPs are tested for every 6 month
TB
We test all of our incoming sheep for this agent but goats, cattle and other mammals could be carriers...
Q fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Prevalence of allergies in Fish/Amphibians/Reptiles- Rare or Common?
Rare
True or False: Allergies are not a concern with rodents
False
Bacterial infection of rabbits that can be transmitted with a bite or scratch. Most of our rabbits are SPF for this agent.
Pasteurella multocida
Rare but deadly disease in humans that macaques can carry
Herpes B (Cercopithicine herpesvirus 1, Herpesvirus simiae, monkey B virus)
A poxvirus of sheep/goats that can result in self-limiting painful nodules or skin ulcerations on hands of infected humans
Most common zoonotic bacterial concern in amphibians and reptiles
Salmonella
A condition that is considered a more severe concern in hamsters than other rodents. Rare in lab animals but more common the wild. Transmitted though contact with infected tissues such as tumor, feces or urine or aerosolization of any of these.
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Two primary concerns when working with rabbits:
allergies
Q fever
physical injuries from bites/scratches
cheyletiella
Allergies and physical injuries
True or False- There are no known allergens associated with NHPs
List some potential zoonotic concerns for swine...
Anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, rabies, cryptosporidiosis, salmonellosis, Yersinia, ascari suum, influenza
Opportunistic fish bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis or localized wound infections in people
Aeromonas spp.
Virus that is transmitted primarily by aerosolization. Hint: Be careful cleaning out the cabin.
Hantavirus
A protozoan that has its complete life cycle in cats. Infection in pregnant women can result in prenatal infection of the developing fetus, which can result in birth defects.
Toxoplasma gondii
GI pathogens that NHPs could carry...
Shigella
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Giardia
List some potential zoonotic concerns for cattle...
pseudocowpox, Q-fever, anthrax, rabies, brucellosis, campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, salmonellosis
List 2 ways you can protect yourself from zoonosis
Wear PPE
Wash your hands when leaving the vivarium
Wild rodents can carry this virus and the UCD VMTH vaccine guidelines now recommend it as a core vaccine for dogs.
Leptospirosis
List some potential zoonotic concerns for dogs...
Brucellosis (Brucella canis)
Rabies
TB
Leptospirosis
Ringworm (Microsporum, Trichophyton)
Other viruses (usually associated with imported, wild caught animals and rare in domestic colonies)
Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses (Filoviruses)- Ebola, Marburg
Monkey Pox Viruses (orthopox)- more commonly associated with African rodents than NHPs
List some potential zoonotic concerns for birds...
Psittacosis, salmonellosis, campylobacter, Newcastle disease, Avian TB,