The following table provides documents which discuss zoonotic diseases and other important information pertaining to working with or around vertebrate animals. As you will see, one of the major protective barriers in preventing a zoonotic infection is personal hygiene. Your professor or supervisor is responsible for providing instructions on such topics as personal hygiene, safe work practices and personal protective equipment.

What species do you work with? (Check all that apply.)

Rats and/or       Mice	Ruminants	Reptiles and       Amphibians	Other Wild       Mammals
Dogs	Horses	Fish	Wild Rodents
Cats	Pigs	Birds	Primates

Comments or Questions: Please contact NCSU faculty member listed for each species. For general information pertaining to the NCSU Vertebrate Animal Contact Medical Surveillance Program, click on this site or contact the Environmental Health and Safety Center at 919-515-6862.

Credits: A special thanks to Phil Tillman, DVM, UC Davis, for giving permission to modify his fact sheets and other materials used on this site.