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Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases: Information for Veterinarians and Medical Providers

Zoonotic diseases are diseases that are normally found in animals but can be transmitted to people. Vectors are frequently arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas and lice, which can transmit diseases through bites.

Reporting

Health care and animal health providers in New York City are required to report certain diseases and conditions to the Health Department.

Reporting Disease and Conditions (in humans)

Animal Disease Reporting

Animal Biting a Person

Information for Veterinarians

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General Information

Veterinary Alerts and Advisories

National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Compendia

CDC: Healthy Pets, Healthy People

Dog Licenses in NYC

Canine Leptospirosis

2023 Veterinary Advisory #11: 2022 Summary of Canine Leptospirosis Surveillance in New York City

2022 Veterinary Advisory #11: Summary of Canine Leptospirosis Surveillance in New York City, 2017-2021

2017 Veterinary Advisory #2: Summary of Canine Leptospirosis Surveillance in NYC, 2014-2016 (PDF)

Canine Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for NYC Veterinarians (PDF)**

Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for Dog Owners (PDF)**

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General Information on Canine Leptospirosis

Rabies

2024 Veterinary Alert #3: 2023 Annual Rabies Summary (PDF)

Information for Veterinarians: Rabies Prevention Poster (PDF)**

Rabies Exposure and Biting Animals Management Flowcharts, Poster for Veterinarians (PDF)**

Rabies: Protecting Your Pet (PDF)**

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Rabies: Statistics in New York City

General Information on Rabies

Infection Control Information

American Animal Hospital Association Infection Control, Prevention and Biosecurity Guidelines, 2018 (includes update for COVID-19)

National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians: Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel

Additional Information for Veterinarians

NYC Medical Reserve Corps

Empire State Animal Response Team

Importing Dogs and Cats into New York

Resources for Animal Facilities

Information for Medical Providers

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General Information

Health Alerts and Advisories

Leptospirosis

2024 Health Advisory #10: Continued Increase in Leptospirosis Cases in New York City (PDF)

2021 Health Advisory #35: Increase in Leptospirosis Cases in New York City (PDF)

General Information on Leptospirosis

Rabies

Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis: Poster for Medical Providers (PDF)

What to Expect With Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PDF)

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Tick-borne Diseases

Health Alerts and Advisories

2024 Health Advisory #13: Tick-borne Disease Advisory (PDF)

Provider References

Tick-Borne Diseases in NYC, A Physician's Reference Manual (PDF)**

City Health Information: Preventing, Diagnosing and Managing Tickborne Diseases (PDF, July 2022)

Tick-borne Disease Diagnostic Reference: Poster for Providers (PDF)**

CDC: Tickborne Diseases of the United States – A Reference Manual for Healthcare Providers

CDC: Tickborne Disease Continuing Education

CDC: Lyme Disease Prophylaxis After Tick Bite (PDF)

CDC: Pretest Probability of Lyme Disease and Serologic Testing (PDF)

CDC: The Many Forms of Lyme Disease Rashes (Erythema Migrans) (PDF)

Infectious Disease Society of America: Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, 2020

Infectious Disease Society of America: Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis, 2020

General Information

Ticks

Lyme Disease

Mosquito-borne Diseases

West Nile Virus Information for Providers

2024 Health Advisory #19: Early and Increasing West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes in New York City

Zika Virus Information for Providers

Testing and Reporting Guidelines for Dengue and Chikungunya (PDF)

CDC: Dengue Information for Providers

CDC: Chikungunya Information for Health Care Providers

CDC: Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment

NYC Data

EpiQuery: Zoonotic, Tick-borne and Mosquito-borne Disease Data

Environment and Health Data Portal

Animal Rabies Data

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Animals and Wildlife in NYC