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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 54772 |
| CIS number |
90-2069 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-644-09192-4 |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
WAP 89/028
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| Author(s) |
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Worksafe Australia) |
| Title |
Diseases acquired from animals |
| Bibliographic information |
Australian Government Publishing Service, GPO Box 84, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, Dec. 1989. 30p. Illus. 8 ref. Price: AUD 5.95. |
| Abstract |
This safety guide to zoonoses is aimed principally at farmers, abattoir workers, food processing workers, health workers in contact with animals, biological researchers, livestock handlers, workers in the pet industry and workers in wildlife parks, circuses and zoological gardens. Contents: identification of zoonoses; basic information on the most commonly seen zoonoses in Australia (Murray Valley fever, Q fever, psittacosis, acute gastroenteritis, leptospirosis, ringworm, hydatid disease, brucellosis, orf, anthrax); prevention and management of exposure to zoonoses in an occupational setting. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; handling of animals; zoonoses; Australia |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Q fever; brucellosis; psittacosis; slaughtering; agricultural operations; veterinary services; research establishments; circuses; hazard identification; food industry; data sheet; safety guides; zoological gardens |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Livestock rearing
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Zoonoses
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