Healthy pets, healthy people
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Zoonoses, diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, can pose serious health risks to immunocompromised people. Although pets can carry zoonoses, owning and caring for animals can benefit human health. Information exists about preventing transmission of zoonoses, but not all physiCians and veterinarians provide adequate and accurate information to immunocompromised pet owners.1 This disease prevention/health promotion project provides physicians and veterinarians with information, created specifically to share with patients and clients, about the health risks and benefits of pet ownership. Further, “Healthy Pets, Healthy People” encourages communication between veterinarians, physicians, clients, and patients and can serve as a model program for a nationwide effort to aid health professionals in making recommendations about pet ownership for immunocompromised people.
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Pet ownership minimizes depression and standard hygiene measures reduce at minimum the risk of acquiring zoonotic infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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- Authors
- Wong, S. K., Feinstein, L. H., & Heidmann, P.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- ORCID
- Wong, Stephanie K.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 1999-08-01
- Volume
- 215
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 335-338
- ISSN
- 0003-1488 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2411128665
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (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 › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Keywords
- zoonoses, pet ownership, immunocompromised patients, human-animal interaction, disease transmission prevention, health promotion, provider recommendation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, Awards and Prizes, Humans, Physicians, Public Health, Schools, Veterinary, Societies, United States, Zoonoses, HIV Infections, Immunocompromised Host, Guidelines as Topic, Veterinarians
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