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What we do
We provide technical assistance and training to local health jurisdictions, veterinarians, and the public on transmission, prevention, control, and epidemiology of diseases transmitted to humans from animals.

How we do it
We conduct surveillance activities for zoonotic and vector-borne diseases to determine prevalence and geographic distribution. Suspected and known illness cases are investigated to improve prevention and control techniques. Our program also develops health education materials and conducts workshops for local health jurisdictions, health care providers, and animal control personnel.

To learn more about zoonotic and vector-borne disease, check the following topics:                                                

Animal Disposal Following a Flood

Animals in Public Settings - NASPHV Compendium

Biting and Stinging Bugs

Canine Leptospirosis Reporting Form for Veterinarian (PDF 47 KB)

Canine Leptospirosis Veterinary Clinic Employee Poster (PDF 61KB)

Canine Leptospirosis FAQ for Pet Owners (PDF 57 KB)

E. coli Fact Sheet

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Notifiable Conditions

Hantavirus Fact Sheet

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - Notifiable Conditions

Lyme Disease - Notifiable Conditions

Petting Zoo - NASPHV Compendium: Animals in Public Settings

Plague - Notifiable Conditions

Plague - Wildlife Plague Surveillance in Washington State, Summary Report, 1975-2008 (PDF 314KB)

Pneumonic Plague

Psittacosis -NASPHV Compendium: C.  Psittaci  Control

Psittacosis - Notifiable Conditions

Rabies Fact Sheet

Rabies - NASPHV Compendium: Animal Rabies Prevention

Rabies - Notifiable Conditions

Salmonellosis Fact Sheet

Salmonellosis associated with chicks and ducklings

Salmonellosis - Reptile Rules

Salmonellosis - Notifiable Conditions

Ticks & Tick-borne Diseases in Washington

Tick-borne Relapsing Fever

Tularemia - Notifiable Conditions

West Nile Virus

For more information, please contact Anne Duffy at (360) 236-3372.

Warmer Weather Triggers Tick Season

Read about the ticks typically found in Washington and  diseases they can spread.

For a good resource on controlling ticks around your home, see Tick Management Handbook - An Integrated Guide for Homeowners, Pest Control Operators, and Public Health Officials for the Prevention of Tick-associated Disease, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (PDF 8.53MB).

For updated information on Swine Influenza A (H1N1) in Washington. This Web page provides translated fact sheets on swine flu, current case status, as well as resources on how to  prepare for a pandemic influenza and more.

 Learn how to better prepare your community for an outbreak of West Nile virus. Attend the upcoming West Nile Virus Emergency Response Workshop - Tumwater, April 21 and Ellensburg, April 23.

Rodent Problems

Take precautions before you begin your spring cleaning. Learn how to protect yourself while cleaning up a rodent infestation.

See resources:

CDC Cleaning Up After Rodents

CDC Rodent Control: Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up!

CDC All About Hantaviruses

Hantavirus Prevention: Cleanup of Rodent Contamination, technical information and guidance by U.S. Army of Center Health  Promotion and Prevention Medicine (USACHPPM)

Spring Salmonella

Springtime chicks and ducklings bring risk of salmonella. Learn what you can do to Stop the Spread of Salmonella.

Educational Materials

For West Nile Educational Materials including:

Mosquito Problems Start At Home bookmark and poster

West Nile Virus - Do You Know What's Biting You? brochure and statement stuffer. Available in Spanish.

West Nile Virus - Fight the Bite flyer in available Russian, Khmer, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Mosquito Repellent: How to Use It Safely card

For Salmonella Educational Materials including:

Reptile Rules -  Salmonellosis poster, rack card, and employee poster

Salmonella in Chicks and Ducklings flyer, poster, chick stick, and duck sticker

For Rodent Control Educational Materials:

Rodent Control - Taking Steps to Prevent Hantavirus brochure

Rats Let's Get Rid of Them brochure

Psittacosis - Disease Can Be Spread By Birds poster

Bats & Rabies Prevention brochure

Web Resources

CDC, Avian Flu

CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases

CDC, Hantavirus

CDC, National Center for Infectious Disease, Healthy Pets Healthy People

CDC, Lyme Disease

CDC, Parasitic Pathways (Animals)

CDC, Parasitic Pathways (Insects & Worms)

CDC, Plague

CDC, Rabies

CDC, Salmonellosis

CDC, MMWR Weekly, Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis - Selected States, 1996-1998 

CDC, West Nile Virus

US Department of Agriculture, Animal Health

Washington State Department of Agriculture, Animal Health

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Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Washington State Department of Health
243 Israel Road S.E.

Tumwater, WA  98501
 

PO Box 47825

Olympia, WA  98504-7825
(360) 236-3385
1-888-586-9427

Last Update : 05/21/2009 06:27 PM
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