Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Discussion of the Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions: preventing zoonotic disease transmission in veterinary personnel.
- Journal:
- Zoonoses and public health
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Elchos, B & Scheftel, J
- Affiliation:
- Mississippi Board of Animal Health · United States
Plain-English summary
Veterinary clinics are special places where people work closely with many different animals, which means they face unique risks of getting infections from these animals. Unlike human doctors who mainly deal with blood, vets are more likely to be exposed to germs from animal poop, skin infections, and bites or scratches. Unfortunately, the safety measures in many veterinary practices aren't always enough to stop these infections from spreading. To help with this, the Veterinary Standard Precautions (VSP) Compendium was created to guide vets on how to better protect themselves from these diseases that can be passed from animals to humans.
Abstract
Veterinary practices are unique environments that bring humans into close contact with many different species of animals; therefore, the risk of exposure to infectious pathogens is inherently different in veterinary medicine than in human medicine. In contrast to the risk of exposure to blood in human medicine, infections from zoonotic diseases in veterinary personnel are primarily related to exposure to animal faeces, infected skin, wounds, droplets and puncture wounds. Infection-control measures in veterinary practices are often insufficient to prevent zoonotic disease transmission. The Veterinary Standard Precautions (VSP) Compendium is designed to help prevent transmission of zoonotic pathogens from animal patients to veterinary personnel in private practice.
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