Evaluation of Risk of Zoonotic Pathogen Transmission in a University-Based Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) Program

Evaluation of Risk of Zoonotic Pathogen Transmission in a University-Based Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) Program

Introduction: Previous studies have shown that apparently healthy animals participating in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) have the potential to asymptomatically carry and even transmit zoonotic pathogens to people, which is of particular concern for therapy animal teams visiting healthcare sett...

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Main Authors: Sara F. Boyle, Virginia K. Corrigan, Virginia Buechner-Maxwell, Bess J. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
animal assisted intervention
zoonoses
human-animal interactions (HAI)
infection control
therapy animal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00167/full

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