General concepts in zoonotic disease control
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It is unlikely that human beings acquire a zoonotic infection from healthy cats without ectoparasites. The benefits of cat ownership to human mental health are well established. Veterinarians and physicians should work together closely to provide accurate information to cat owners so that logical decisions concerning cat ownership can be made by the owner.
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The percentages of cases reported in the current study that sought medical care and submitted a stool sample are at the low end of the range of percentages reported from other studies.
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- Authors
- Lappin, M. R.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lappin, Michael R.
- ORCID
- Lappin, Michael R.
- Venue
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-20
- ISSN
- 0195-5616 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1976023413
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
- Keywords
- zoonotic disease control, cats, feline ectoparasites, cat ownership, human-cat interaction, human-wildlife interface
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Husbandry, Cats, Humans, Toxoplasmosis, Animal, Veterinary Medicine, Zoonoses, Practice Guidelines as Topic
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