Public health significance of companion animals in emergence and re-emergence of bacterial zoonoses

Mohammed Dauda Goni; Ibrahim Jalo Muhammad; Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus; Saleh Mohammed Jajere; Mian Khaqan Shah; Abdulwahab Aliyu; Mohammed Goje

doi:10.5455/javar.2018.e267

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research (Jun 2018)

Public health significance of companion animals in emergence and re-emergence of bacterial zoonoses

Mohammed Dauda Goni,
Ibrahim Jalo Muhammad,
Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus,
Saleh Mohammed Jajere,
Mian Khaqan Shah,
Abdulwahab Aliyu,
Mohammed Goje

Affiliations

Mohammed Dauda Goni: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kubang Kerian Kelantan Malaysia
Ibrahim Jalo Muhammad: Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, IBB Secretariat Complex Yobe State Nigeria
Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus: Research Unit in Microbial Food safety and Antimicrobial resistance, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary science, Chulalongkorn University, 10330 Pathumwan Bangkok, Thailand
Saleh Mohammed Jajere: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P M B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. & Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mian Khaqan Shah: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Abdulwahab Aliyu: Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gombe State University, Nigeria
Mohammed Goje: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P M B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. & Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2018.e267
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 101 – 109

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Companion animals especially cats and dogs can provide a bridge for transmission of emerging bacterial diseases that are zoonotic in nature. Zoonotic diseases had posed numerous risk to ownership of companion animals by human either through directed or indirect contact especially in recent years where livestock species are being used as pets. Furthermore, companion animals could play a significant role in zoonosis as a potential reservoirs of various infections. These diseases have impacted greatly to the definition of new paradigms posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases particularly relating to biosecurity policies and broadly to the protection of public health. Multi-sectorial collaboration for disease containment should be emphasized towards curtailing and managing health risks regarding infectious zoonotic diseases. [J Adv Vet Anim Res 2018; 5(2.000): 101-109]

Bacterial zoonoses; Companion animals; Pet; Public health

Published in Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research

ISSN: 2311-7710 (Online)
Publisher: Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
Country of publisher: Bangladesh
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: http://bdvets.org/JAVAR/

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