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
...-Assisted Activities...
I. Overview of Management of an Animal-Assisted Ac...
...and Management of Animal-Assisted...
...rements of Acceptable Animals for Ani...
...Preparing Animals for VisitsA. Require that every...
...ging Appropriate Contact Between A...
...act TracingA. The facility should develop a s...
...II. Environmental CleaningA.Practic...
Service Animals
Service Anima...
...ations sometimes arise in which a patien...
...ealthcare facility should have a po...
...rsons with disabilities may be reques...
...tuations in which a service animal may be ex...
Research Animals
...earch Animal...
...eview and Approval...
...ng A. Afte...
III. Transportation...
...edures in Patient-Care Areas...
.... Cleanup/Waste Disposal...
...Procedures...
...imals A....
Personal Pet Visitation
...al Pet Visitation...
...care facility should have a policy regarding the a...
...uld, in general, be prohibited fro...
...Situations where visitation with a...
...y a pet is different than animal-asso...
V. The degree of restriction should take i...
...acilities that permit a single pet visitati...
...propriate site for pet visitation sho...
Other Uses of Animals in Healthcare
...ses of Animals in Healthca...
...medicinal leeches are used, they should be purch...
II. Fish tanks in hospitals should...
...ggot debridement therapy is used, on...
.... Farm and zoo animal events should not be allow...
Table 2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare Classification and Selected Recommendations
...2. Summary of Animals in Healthcare...