Resources

Animal Importation and Exportation

Animal Assisted Interventions in Health Settings

• Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions in Healthcare Facilities
  
• A Veterinary Perspective on the Recently Published Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions in Healthcare Facilities

1. Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings
2. Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control
3. Compendium of Measures to Control Chlamydophila psittaci Infection among Humans and Pet Birds (and related materials)
4. Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel
5. Model Infection Control Plan for Veterinary Practices

For the compendia listed above please click here

 Tick Identification Services

The Plant Protection and Weed Management Section at the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) offers  a free tick identification service.  The tick identification submission form is available at http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/tickid.pdf 

 Animal Bite and Non-Bite Exposures 

• Reported Animal Bites and Non-Bite Exposures in Maryland, 2009
• Reported Animal Bites in Maryland, 2010.pdf
• Reported Animal Bites in Maryland, 2011.pdf

 Rodent Disease Prevention

• CDC Rodent Disease Prevention—Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up!

 Bats in Maryland

• Bats in Maryland—Maryland Department of Natural Resources