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)
|
Animal-Assisted Activities
...Animal-Assis...
...of Management of an Animal-Assisted Activ...
...and Management of Animal-Assisted A...
...rements of Acceptable Animals for Animal-Assi...
...paring Animals for VisitsA. Require that...
...aging Appropriate Contact Between Animals and P...
VI. Contact TracingA. The facility...
...vironmental CleaningA.Practice routine cleaning...
Service Animals
...Service Animals...
...tions sometimes arise in which a patie...
...healthcare facility should have a polic...
...ith disabilities may be requested but no...
...ions in which a service animal may be exclude...
Research Animals
...Researc...
...I. Review and Approval...
...II. SchedulingA...
...III. TransportationA. Ani...
...IV. Procedures...
...V. EquipmentA....
...VI. Clea...
...VII. Veterinary Procedure...
...VIII. Zoo Animals...
Personal Pet Visitation
...Personal Pet V...
...althcare facility should have a policy regardi...
...d, in general, be prohibited from enter...
...I. Situations where visitation with a pet...
...by a pet is different than animal-a...
...of restriction should take into consideration the...
...facilities that permit a single pet...
...opriate site for pet visitation sho...
Other Uses of Animals in Healthcare
...Other Uses o...
...If medicinal leeches are used, they...
...ks in hospitals should not be allowed due t...
...I. If maggot debridement therapy i...
...and zoo animal events should not be all...
Table 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare Classification and Selected Recommendations
...le 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare...