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excellent example. In order to improve control of this environmental infection control, and isolation of
VetBooks.ir disease, it is crucial to raise awareness, to ensure that animals with infectious diseases. Extensive resources
are readily available to enhance the management of
cases are recognized early. This will allow the imple­
mentation of suitable protocols to minimize the spread
ments. With the establishment of an infection control
of infection along with measures to protect staff from infectious disease in kennels and multicat environ­
zoonotic infection. The National Association of State culture as well as a culture of compliance, the spread of
Public Health Veterinarians has produced the infectious disease can be minimized, thus protecting
Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions the health of cats and dogs as well as their human
(www.nasphv.org), which provides a resource for PPE, caretakers.

Further Reading

Miller L, Hurley K. Infectious Disease Management in Priestnall S, Erles KE. Streptococcus zooepidemicus: an
Animal Shelters. Ames, IA: Wiley‐Blackwell, 2009. emerging canine pathogen. Vet J 2011; 188: 142–8.
Miller L, Zawistowski S. Vaccination strategies in Scherk MA, Ford RB, Gaskell R, et al. AAFP Feline Vaccine
the animal shelter environment. In: Shelter Medicine for Advisory Panel Report. J Feline Med Surg 2013; 15: 785.
Veterin arians and Staff. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing, www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/WSAVA%20Vaccination
2004. %20Guidelines%202015%20Full%20Version.pdf
Newbury S, Blinn, M, Bushby P, et al. Guidelines for www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice‐guidelines/feline‐
Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. www.sheltervet. vaccination‐guidelines
org/assets/docs/shelter‐standards‐oct2011‐wforward. https://www.aaha.org/aaha­guidelines/vaccination­canine­
pdf (accessed June 26, 2019). configuration/vaccination­canine/