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Zoonoses
Zoonoses
Diseases that can spread from animals to humans are known as zoonoses (pronounced zoo-oh-no-sees). Zoonoses can be spread by livestock, pets, feral animals and wildlife, and can infect humans by direct contact or indirectly through contaminated water or soil.
Important zoonoses that may occur in the NT
· Australian bat lyssavirus
· Cat scratch disease
· Cryptosporidiosis
· Giardiasis
· Hendra virus
· Hydatids
· Leptospirosis
· Listeriosis
· Melioidosis
· Psittacosis
· Q Fever
· Ringworm
· Salmonellosis
· Scrub Typhus
· Spargonosis
· Toxoplasmosis
Zoonoses Factsheets are available from the Centre for Disease Control
Further Information
Zoonoses - Agnote K50