Exposure to Nontraditional Pets at Home and to Animals in Public Settings: Risks to Children
Abstract
Exposure to animals can provide many benefits during the growth and development of children. However, there are potential risks associated with animal exposures, including exposure to nontraditional pets in the home and animals in public settings. Educational materials, regulations, and guidelines have been developed to minimize these risks. Pediatricians, veterinarians, and other health care professionals can provide advice on selection of appropriate pets as well as prevention of disease transmission from nontraditional pets and when children contact animals in public settings.
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Recommendations for animal ownership and contact have been published for patients in high-risk groups.
“Recommendations for animal ownership and contact have been published for patients in highrisk groups, 5,8,28-35”
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- Authors
- Pickering, L. K., Marano, N., Bocchini, J. A., Angulo, F. J., & and the Committee on Infectious Diseases
- Affiliations
- Canadian Paediatric Society (CA)
- Venue
- Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Published
- 2008-10-01
- Volume
- 122
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 876-86
- ISSN
- 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-4275
- OpenAlex
- W2114806114
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 1.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infection Control in Healthcare
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Keywords
- exotic pets, zoonotic transmission, pet selection, disease prevention, zoonosis prevention, children's health risk
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, Child, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Public Health, Risk Factors, United States, Zoonoses
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