Zoonoses are diseases that are naturally transmitted between animals and humans. The following are major zoonoses that can be transmitted from commonly used laboratory animals to humans.

Rodents

• Rat Bite Fever
• Enteric Diseases—Samonellosis, Campylobacteriosis, Giardiasis
• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
• Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS); Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• Ringworm

Rabbits

• Pasteurella infection
• Ringworm

Cats

• Cat Scratch Disease
• Pasteurella infection
• Toxoplasmosis
• Infections from bites
• Enteric Diseases—Samonellosis, Campylobacteriosis, Giardiasis
• Strongyloidiasis
• Rabies
• Ringworm

Dogs

• Cat Scratch Disease
• Pasteurella infection
• Infections from bites
• Enteric Diseases—Samonellosis, Campylobacteriosis, Giardiasis
• Strongyloidiasis
• Brucellosis
• Rabies
• Ringworm

Ferrets

• Enteric diseases—Campylobacteriosis
• Influenza
• Tuberculosis
• Rabies

Ruminants (sheep, goats, cattle)

• Q Fever
• Contagious Ecthyma (Orf)
• Pasteurellosis
• Brucellosis
• Tetanus
• Ringworm

Pigs

• Brucellosis
• Ringworm

Non-human Primates

• Tuberculosis
• Herpes B
• Enteric diseases—Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Giardiasis, Amebiasis
• Trichuriasis
• Strongyloidiasis
• Hemorrhagic Fevers
• Ringworm

Birds

• Influenza
• Pasteurella infection
• Tuberculosis

Bats

• Rabies

Aquatic Species

• Mycobacteria infections