Section 4: Select Topics on Clinical Considerations of Zoonotic Disease

In this section, a few topics with pre-existing resources on specific zonotic diseases and resources are covered. As you approach these resources and think about zoonotic risks for your patients, keep in mind studies estimate that 50-70% of U.S. households own pets.

1. The following is a lecture slide set on zoonotic diseases considerations for immuno-compromised or suppressed pet owner patients, with a special emphasis on Toxoplasmosis.

Bernstein Immunocompromised Owners 2019.pdf

2. This slide set covers the major zoonotic considerations of those with reptiles, birds, and other pocket pets

Bernstein Zoonoses of Birds, reptiles, and pocket pets 2019.pdf

3. This is a brief presentation on zoonotic tuberculosis

One Health MR TB Oct 2019.pptx

Also, here is a link to a brief 2015 CNN article which delves in U.S. zoonotic TB.

How animals can give you tuberculosis

4. Here is a slide set on some major causes of bacterial foodborne illnesses. The comments below the slides will help clarify some of the inclusions. While some of these can be rooted in animal and food production practices, many can be prevented (or caused) by at home cooking and food storage techniques. Listeriosis prevention especially is worth mentioning to at risk patients (ie pregnancy). Also, what are your patients' eating habits? Are they ingesting raw milk or other unprocessed products? As the use of those products increases in popularity, there needs to be an equal increase in awareness about the real dangers.

Foodborne with comments 2019.pptx

The following is a brief article highlighting one of the more interesting cases of raw milk foodborne illness in recent years.

Human Brucellosis

If there are other topics you would like resources on, please let me know. James Kincheloe kinch010@umn.edu