Zoonotic Diseases
Examples of zoonotic diseases and their animal hosts follow:
Rodents: Plague, Hemorrhagic fever, Hantavirus, Salmonellosis
Dogs: Anthrax, Brucella canis, Camphylobacteriosis, Plague
Cats: Q-fever, Rabies, Toxoplasmosis, Anthrax
Horses: Brucellosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Glanders, Salmonellosis
Cattle: Anthrax, Brucellosis, Foot and mouth disease, Q-fever, Escherichia coli
Pigs: Influenza, Salmonellosis, Botulism, Anthrax, Rabies
Rabbits: Plague, Q-fever, Brucella suis biotype 2, Tularemia
Goats/Sheep: Anthrax, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Q-fever, Salmonellosis
For more information on zoonotic disease visit one of the following web sites:
Boston Medical Center (Daniel Shapiro) http://medicine.bu.edu/dshapiro/zoorat.htm
University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasiticpathways/animals.htm