Zoonotic Disease Program
Zoonotic Diseases

For an overview of what animal diseases should be reported to what agency, refer to the Ohio Animal and Zoonotic Disease Reporting Reference.

·         In general, only human cases of zoonotic diseases require reporting to local health departments. The exception is rabies in animals, where rabies positive animals are reported.

·         Click here to locate your local health department. 

·         Refer to the Infectious Disease Control Manual (IDCM) for specific reporting requirements for humans.

·         For specifics on reporting of animal diseases, contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry.

More information on the following diseases is available:
External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Ohio Department of Health.

• Anthrax
  
• Blastomycosis
  
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
  
• Brucellosis
  
• Chronic Wasting Disease
  
• Cryptosporidiosis
  
• Dengue
  
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  
• Erlichiosis
  
• Foot and Mouth Disease
  
• Hantavirus
  
• Histoplasmosis
  
• LaCrosse Encephalitis
  
• Leptospirosis
  
• Lyme Disease
  
• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
  
• Mad Cow Disease
  
• Malaria
  
• Psittacosis Fact Sheet
  
• Psittacosis Compendium
  
• Q-Fever
  
• Rabies
  
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  
• St. Louis Encephalitis
  
• Swine Flu
  
• Toxoplasmosis
  
• Trichinosis
  
• Tularemia
  
• West Nile Virus
  
• Yellow Fever
   

Last Updated: 5/5/2009