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
...Assisted Activities...
I. Overview of Management of an Animal-Assisted...
...ing and Management of Animal-Assis...
...uirements of Acceptable Animals for A...
...Preparing Animals for VisitsA. Requ...
...g Appropriate Contact Between Animal...
...TracingA. The facility should develop a system o...
...mental CleaningA.Practice routine cleaning and...
Service Animals
...ice Animals...
...sometimes arise in which a patient or visi...
...ach healthcare facility should have a policy regar...
...ith disabilities may be requested but no...
...uations in which a service animal may be exclude...
Research Animals
...rch Animals...
I. Review and Approval...
...Scheduling...
...Transportation...
...Procedures in Patient-Care Areas...
...ment...
...nup/Waste Disposal...
...Procedures...
...Animals...
Personal Pet Visitation
...rsonal Pet Visitatio...
I. Each healthcare facility should h...
.... Pets should, in general, be proh...
...Situations where visitation with a pet...
...V. Visitation by a pet is different...
...e of restriction should take into considerat...
...Healthcare facilities that permit a single pet v...
...n appropriate site for pet visitation should...
Other Uses of Animals in Healthcare
...er Uses of Animals in Healthcare...
...cinal leeches are used, they should be purch...
...Fish tanks in hospitals should not be allowed...
...maggot debridement therapy is used,...
...Farm and zoo animal events should not be...
Table 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare Classification and Selected Recommendations
...able 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare...