Diseases

Although wildlife can cause significant damage to private property, they are also carriers of zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are diseases that can pass from an animal to a human. The wildlife in our area are potential sources of several zoonotic diseases. Listed below are links that will direct you to sites with more in depth information on these diseases.

• Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)
  • www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/…/factsht_baylisascaris.htm
  • http://www.sbcphd.org/alerts/raccoon_roundworm.html
• Salmonella
  • http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/salmonellosis_gi.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella
• Bubonic Plague (Yersinia pestis)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague
  • http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/
• Rabies
  • http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies
• Hemorrhagic Jaundice (Leptospirosis)
  • http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/leptospirosis_g.htm
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis
• Canine Hepatitis
  • http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/57200.htm
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_canine_hepatitis
• Spotted Fever
  • http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/rocky_mountain_spotted_fever/
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever
• Canine Distemper
  • http://www.avma.org/animal_health/brochures/canine_distemper/distemper_brochure.asp
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_distemper
• Yellow Fever
  • www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever
• Tuberculosis
  • www.cdc.gov/tb/
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis