Animals in Healthcare Facilities
Key Points
Key Points
Table 1. Selected Diseases Transmitted by Dogs Stratifed by Transmission Route
| Transmission Route | Selected Diseases |
|---|---|
| Direct contact (bites) | Rabies (rabies virus) Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection Pasteurellosis (Pasteurella spp.) Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains Streptococcus spp. infection |
| Direct or indirect contact | Flea bites, mites Fungal infection (Malassezia pachydermatis, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes) Staphylococcus aureus infection Mites (Cheyletiellidae, Sarcoptidae) |
| Fecal-oral | Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.) Paratyphoid (Salmonella spp.) Giardiasis (Giardia duodenalis) Salmonellosis (Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serotypes) |
| Droplet | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Vector-borne | Ticks (dogs passively carry ticks to humans; disease not transmitted directly from dog to human)
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Animal-Assisted Activities
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.... Requirements of Acceptable Animals for Anim...
...g Animals for VisitsA. Require that ev...
...ing Appropriate Contact Between Anima...
...acingA. The facility should develop a system o...
...Environmental CleaningA.Practice rou...
Service Animals
...ce Animals...
...sometimes arise in which a patient or visitor cla...
...ch healthcare facility should have a po...
...Persons with disabilities may be requested but no...
...ns in which a service animal may be excluded fr...
Research Animals
...esearch Anima...
...iew and Approval...
...A. After a...
...ation A. Anim...
...ures in Patient-Care Areas...
...Equipment...
...anup/Waste Disposal...
...II. Veterinary Procedures...
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Personal Pet Visitation
...onal Pet Visitation...
...Each healthcare facility should have a policy re...
...s should, in general, be prohibited from entering...
...s where visitation with a pet might...
...Visitation by a pet is different t...
...degree of restriction should take into conside...
...lthcare facilities that permit a single pet vi...
...appropriate site for pet visitation should be...
Other Uses of Animals in Healthcare
...her Uses of Animals in Healthcare
I. If medicinal leeches are used, the...
...tanks in hospitals should not be allowed due to...
...aggot debridement therapy is used, only appropri...
...o animal events should not be allo...
Table 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare Classification and Selected Recommendations
...le 2. Summary of Animals in Healthc...