Surveillance System for Infectious Diseases of Pets, Santiago, Chile

Abstract

Pet diseases may pose risks to human health but are rarely included in surveillance systems. A pilot surveillance system of pet infectious diseases in Santiago, Chile, found that 4 canine and 3 feline diseases accounted for 90.1% and 98.4% of notifications, respectively. Data also suggested association between poverty and pet diseases.

Keywords

• Sentinel surveillance
• pets
• domestic animals
• communicable diseases
• bacteria
• viruses